Wind systems determine the transport pathways of air pollutants such as ozone. Simulations with a chemistry-climate model suggest that decadal shifts in atmospheric circulation have helped shape season-specific trends in surface ozone levels in Hawaii since the 1990s.
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Zeng, G. Blown with the wind. Nature Geosci 7, 88–89 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2077
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