Short-term effects of controlling fossil-fuel soot, biofuel soot and gases, and methane on climate, Arctic ice, and air pollution health

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 14, 2010, Pages

  Jacobson, Mark Z ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BIOFUELS; CALCIUM; CLOUDS; COAGULATION; DUST; FORESTRY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; ICE; METHANE; SODIUM; SOOT;

AEROSOL PARTICLES; ARCTIC CIRCLE; ARCTIC ICE; ARCTIC TEMPERATURE; BLACK CARBON; CONTINUOUS EMISSION; E-FOLDING; FOSSIL SOURCES; GLOBAL SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; GROSS POLLUTANTS; INTERNAL MIXING; MASS EMISSIONS; ORGANIC MATTER; PER UNIT; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; SHORT-TERM EFFECTS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFUEL; CLOUD COVER; COAGULATION; FOSSIL FUEL; GLOBAL WARMING; METHANE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARCTIC;

EID: 77955409713     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013795     Document Type: Article

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