Effects of black carbon mitigation on Arctic climate

Kühn, Thomas; Kupiainen, Kaarle; Miinalainen, Tuuli; Kokkola, Harri; Paunu, Ville-Veikko; Laakso, Anton; Tonttila, Juha; Van Dingenen, Rita; Kulovesi, Kati; Karvosenoja, Niko; Lehtinen, Kari E. J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-5527-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-5527-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-5527-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 9

Research article

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12 May 2020

Research article |

| 12 May 2020

Effects of black carbon mitigation on Arctic climate

Thomas Kühn, Kaarle Kupiainen, Tuuli Miinalainen, Harri Kokkola, Ville-Veikko Paunu, Anton Laakso, Juha Tonttila, Rita Van Dingenen, Kati Kulovesi, Niko Karvosenoja, and Kari E. J. Lehtinen

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RC1: 'Reviewer comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 31 Oct 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to referee comments', Thomas Kühn, 27 Feb 2020
RC2: 'Review comments on “Effects of Black Carbon Mitigation on Arctic Climate”.', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Dec 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to referee comments', Thomas Kühn, 27 Feb 2020
RC3: 'Review of “Effects of Black Carbon Mitigation on Arctic Climate” by Thomas Kühn et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 20 Dec 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to referee comments', Thomas Kühn, 27 Feb 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Thomas Kühn on behalf of the Authors (27 Feb 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (05 Mar 2020) by Toshihiko Takemura

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (06 Mar 2020)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (19 Mar 2020)

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (23 Mar 2020)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (28 Mar 2020) by Toshihiko Takemura

AR by Thomas Kühn on behalf of the Authors (01 Apr 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (04 Apr 2020) by Toshihiko Takemura

AR by Thomas Kühn on behalf of the Authors (06 Apr 2020)

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AA by Thomas Kühn on behalf of the Authors (08 May 2020) Author's adjustment Manuscript

EA: Adjustments approved (08 May 2020) by Toshihiko Takemura

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We investigate the effects of black carbon (BC) mitigation on Arctic climate and human health, accounting for the concurrent reduction of other aerosol species. While BC is attributed a net warming effect on climate, most other aerosol species cool the planet. We find that the direct radiative effect of mitigating BC induces cooling, while aerosol–cloud effects offset this cooling and introduce large uncertainties. Furthermore, the reduced aerosol emissions reduce human mortality considerably.