The climate penalty for clean fossil fuel combustion

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 12917-12924

  Junkermann, W ^a   Vogel, B ^a   Sutton, M A ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMBUSTION; EMISSION CONTROL; FOSSIL FUEL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 84871317734     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-12917-2011     Document Type: Article

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