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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-8939-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-8939-2023
Research article
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11 Aug 2023
Research article |  | 11 Aug 2023

How the extreme 2019–2020 Australian wildfires affected global circulation and adjustments

Fabian Senf, Bernd Heinold, Anne Kubin, Jason Müller, Roland Schrödner, and Ina Tegen

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Wildfire smoke is a significant source of airborne atmospheric particles that can absorb sunlight. Extreme fires in particular, such as those during the 2019–2020 Australian wildfire season (Black Summer fires), can considerably affect our climate system. In the present study, we investigate the various effects of Australian smoke using a global climate model to clarify how the Earth's atmosphere, including its circulation systems, adjusted to the extraordinary amount of Australian smoke.
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