Fig. 1: Observed changes in aerosol optical depth since 2010, and the corresponding changes in emissions and in the RAMIP model simulations.
From: East Asian aerosol cleanup has likely contributed to the recent acceleration in global warming
a AOD observations, difference between 2014–2023 and 2005–2014. Mean of MODIS Aqua and Terra. The Inset box shows the East Asia domain used throughout this paper. b Spatial distribution of AOD change in RAMIP. Multi-model (80 ensemble member) mean, difference between the East Asia and Baseline simulations. Hatching indicates statistical significance (see “Methods”). c Annual SO2 emissions difference, relative to 2010, in CEDSv2024 (red), and between the two scenarios used by RAMIP (black). Mean over the East Asia domain. d AOD change, mean over the East Asia domain, from MODIS (red) and in RAMIP (black). The range is ±1 standard deviation of the RAMIP multi-model response.
