Climate Modification by Atmospheric Aerosols

1967/06/09 by Robert A. McCormick, John H. Ludwig · 9 citations
Environmental Science · #Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

paper · doi:10.1126/science.156.3780.1358

Abstract

Theoretical considerations and empirical evidence indicate that atmospheric turbidity, a function of aerosol loading, is an important factor in the heat balance of the earth-atmosphere system. Turbidity increase over the past few decades may be primarily responsible for the decrease in worldwide air temperatures since the 1940's.

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