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Response of the climate system to atmospheric aerosols and greenhouse gases.

Author(s) : TAYLOR K. E., PENNER J. E.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The article presents simulations of the response of the climate system to the two types of forcing. It is found that the global response to aerosol forcing is regionally heterogeneous, with a distribution that is different from the forcing pattern. The simulations also imply that, for equal magnitudes of forcing, the temperature response is markedly greater for carbon dioxide than for aerosol forcing. The authors conclude that to predict the global mean climate response to global mean forcing, it is necessary to separate out the different components of the forcing to which the climate system is sensitive.

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  • Original title: Response of the climate system to atmospheric aerosols and greenhouse gases.
  • Record ID : 1995-1234
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment, General information
  • Source: Nature - vol. 369 - n. 6483
  • Publication date: 1994/06/30
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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