Impact of global climate change on regional air quality: Introduction to the thematic issue

Despite the major international efforts devoted to the understanding and to the future estimate of global climate change and its impact on regional scale processes, the evolution of the atmospheric composition in a changing climate is far to be understood. In particular, the future evolution of the...

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Published inComptes rendus. Geoscience Vol. 339; no. 11-12; pp. 703 - 708
Main Authors Vautard, Robert, Hauglustaine, Didier
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
French
Published Académie des sciences (Paris) 01.10.2007
Subjects
Continental interfaces, environment
Ocean, Atmosphere
Sciences of the Universe
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Summary:Despite the major international efforts devoted to the understanding and to the future estimate of global climate change and its impact on regional scale processes, the evolution of the atmospheric composition in a changing climate is far to be understood. In particular, the future evolution of the concentration of near-surface pollutants determining air quality at a scale affecting human health and ecosystems is a subject of intense scientific research. This thematic issue reviews the current scientific knowledge of the consequences of global climate change on regional air quality and its related impact on the biosphere and on human mortality. This article provides a presentation of the key issues, summarizes the current knowledge, and introduces the thematic issue.
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ISSN:1778-7025
1631-0713
1778-7025
DOI:10.1016/j.crte.2007.08.012