Radiative effects of Arctic aerosol
Abstract
Results from measurements of the optical properties of Arctic aerosol are generalized and used with the radiative-convective model to assess the effect of Arctic aerosol on the radiative fluxes and thermal structure of the Arctic atmosphere in spring and summer. It is shown that Arctic background aerosol does not significantly contribute to the atmospheric thermal regime. In spring, the Arctic haze is characterized by a substantial anthropogenic component that produces strong radiative heating, comparable to the CO2 doubling effect.
- Publication:
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Akademiia Nauk SSSR Fizika Atmosfery i Okeana
- Pub Date:
- October 1989
- Bibcode:
- 1989FizAO..25.1056D
- Keywords:
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- Aerosols;
- Arctic Regions;
- Radiation Effects;
- Absorptivity;
- Albedo;
- Atmospheric Heating;
- Atmospheric Temperature;
- Optical Properties;
- Vertical Distribution