Articles | Volume 16, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6771-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6771-2016
Research article
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03 Jun 2016
Research article |  | 03 Jun 2016

The aerosol radiative effects of uncontrolled combustion of domestic waste

John K. Kodros, Rachel Cucinotta, David A. Ridley, Christine Wiedinmyer, and Jeffrey R. Pierce

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We provide a first estimate of the aerosol radiative effects from open, uncontrolled combustion of domestic waste. We find the direct and cloud-albedo indirect radiative effects are predominantly negative (cooling tendency) with regional forcings exceeding −0.4 W m−2; however, the magnitude of these effects depends on the assumed emitted aerosol size, mass, and optical properties.
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