There is an ongoing debate on whether the observed decadal variations in surface solar radiation, known as "dimming and brightening", are a global or just local phenomenon. We investigated this issue using a comprehensive set of long-term sunshine duration records from China, which experienced a rapid growth in urbanization during past decades. 172 pairs of urban and nearby rural stations were analyzed over the period 1960–1989 ("dimming phase") and 1990–2013 ("brightening phase").
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/urbanization-effect-sunshine-duration-during-global-dimming-and-brightening-periods
[2] http://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/acp-2016-657/
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/yawen-wang
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/martin-wild
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/arturo-sanchez-lorenzo-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/atmospheric-chemistry-and-physics
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urbanisation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solar-radiation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-air-quality
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere
