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Tegen et al. 1996
, , and , 1996: The influence of mineral aerosols from disturbed soils on the global radiation budget. Nature, 380, 419-422, doi:10.1038/380419a0.
Aerosols influence the global radiation budget, and so changes in the atmospheric aerosol load due to either natural causes or human activity will contribute to climate change. A large fraction of the mass of tropospheric aerosol is wind-blown mineral dust, and its contribution to radiative forcing can be locally significant. Model calculations indicate that 50±20% of the total atmospheric dust mass originates from disturbed soils (those affected by cultivation, deforestation, erosion, and frequent shifts in vegetation due to droughts and rains). Here, using a radiative transfer model embedded in a general circulation model, we find that dust from disturbed soils causes a decrease of the net surface radiation forcing of about 1 W/m2, accompanied by increased atmospheric heating that may be a significant forcing of atmospheric dynamics. These findings suggest that mineral dust from disturbed soils needs to be included among the climate forcing factors that are influenced by human activities.
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@article{te02000x,
author={Tegen, I. and Lacis, A. A. and Fung, I.},
title={The influence of mineral aerosols from disturbed soils on the global radiation budget},
year={1996},
journal={Nature},
volume={380},
pages={419--422},
doi={10.1038/380419a0},
}
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TY - JOUR ID - te02000x AU - Tegen, I. AU - Lacis, A. A. AU - Fung, I. PY - 1996 TI - The influence of mineral aerosols from disturbed soils on the global radiation budget JA - Nature JO - Nature VL - 380 SP - 419 EP - 422 DO - 10.1038/380419a0 ER -
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