Advances in Mechanisms, Predictability and Prediction of Haze

Dear Colleagues,

With the rapid development of urbanization, air pollution has become one of the most severe environmental problems faced by the world at present; haze pollution has aroused widespread public concern because it can lead to reduced visibility and harm human health. Research on haze pollution involves outlining the physical and chemical properties of atmospheric aerosols, effects and feedback of climate change and meteorological conditions, numerical simulation based on physical and chemical mechanisms, etc. Clarifying the principle and generation/elimination mechanism of haze pollution is the fundamental prerequisite for haze weather forecasting and governance. Deepening the research on the mechanism and predictability of haze pollution will provide an important reference basis and scientific support for the government to formulate reasonable prevention and control strategies in advance.

In order to better summarize and present the research progress of haze pollution mechanisms, simulation, and predictability, thoroughly sort out and discuss relevant research results, and widely promote peer exchanges, a Special Issue on Advances in Mechanisms, Predictability and Prediction of Haze will be hosted to call for academic papers. Original research, systematic review, observational analysis, and model studies related to the theme of haze pollution are welcome. Example topics include but are not limited to:

• Principle and generation/elimination mechanism of haze events;
• The physical and chemical properties of atmospheric aerosols during the haze episodes;
• Effects and feedback of climate change and meteorological conditions on haze pollution;
• Haze predictability based on statistical models, numerical models, and other methods.

Dr. Cheng Wu
Dr. Yiming Liu
Prof. Dr. Jiaren Sun
Guest Editors

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• haze pollution
• aerosol
• physical and chemical mechanisms
• predictability
• numerical simulation
• emission
• climate change