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Technical Paper

Recommended metric for tracking visibility progress in the Regional Haze Rule

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Pages 438-445 | Received 15 Aug 2017, Accepted 22 Dec 2017, Published online: 03 May 2018

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Figure 1. Chemical composition[s] of aerosol extinction in 2015 scaled in proportion to the square root of the total aerosol extinction for days selected as the (a) 20% haziest and (b) 20% most impaired.

Figure 1. Chemical composition[s] of aerosol extinction in 2015 scaled in proportion to the square root of the total aerosol extinction for days selected as the (a) 20% haziest and (b) 20% most impaired.

Figure 2. Seasonality (winter: December–February; spring: March–May; summer: June–August; fall: September–November) of days in 2015 selected as the (a) 20% haziest and (b) 20% most impaired.

Figure 2. Seasonality (winter: December–February; spring: March–May; summer: June–August; fall: September–November) of days in 2015 selected as the (a) 20% haziest and (b) 20% most impaired.

Figure 3. Significance and direction of the linear visibility trends (in deciviews) from 2000 to 2015 for days selected as the (a) 20% haziest and (b) 20% most impaired.

Figure 3. Significance and direction of the linear visibility trends (in deciviews) from 2000 to 2015 for days selected as the (a) 20% haziest and (b) 20% most impaired.

Figure 4. Chemical composition[s] of (a) natural and (b) anthropogenic aerosol extinction during the 20% most impaired days in 2015 scaled in proportion to the square root of natural and anthropogenic aerosol extinction, respectively.

Figure 4. Chemical composition[s] of (a) natural and (b) anthropogenic aerosol extinction during the 20% most impaired days in 2015 scaled in proportion to the square root of natural and anthropogenic aerosol extinction, respectively.

Figure 5. Significance and direction of the (a) natural and (b) anthropogenic (total minus natural) linear visibility trends (in deciviews) on the 20% most impaired days from 2000 to 2015.

Figure 5. Significance and direction of the (a) natural and (b) anthropogenic (total minus natural) linear visibility trends (in deciviews) on the 20% most impaired days from 2000 to 2015.
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