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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
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort
Collins, Colorado, USA
Rachel Cucinotta
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina,
USA
David A. Ridley
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Christine Wiedinmyer
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Jeffrey R. Pierce
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort
Collins, Colorado, USA
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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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