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Shindell et al. 2009

Shindell, D.T., G. Faluvegi, D.M. Koch, G.A. Schmidt, N. Unger, and S.E. Bauer, 2009: Improved attribution of climate forcing to emissions. Science, 326, 716-718, doi:10.1126/science.1174760.

Evaluating multicomponent climate change mitigation strategies requires knowledge of the diverse direct and indirect effects of emissions. Methane, ozone, and aerosols are linked through atmospheric chemistry so that emissions of a single pollutant can affect several species. We calculated atmospheric composition changes, historical radiative forcing, and forcing per unit of emission due to aerosol and tropospheric ozone precursor emissions in a coupled composition-climate model. We found that gas-aerosol interactions substantially alter the relative importance of the various emissions. In particular, methane emissions have a larger impact than that used in current carbon-trading schemes or in the Kyoto Protocol. Thus, assessments of multigas mitigation policies, as well as any separate efforts to mitigate warming from short-lived pollutants, should include gas-aerosol interactions.

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@article{sh05500b,
  author={Shindell, D. T. and Faluvegi, G. and Koch, D. M. and Schmidt, G. A. and Unger, N. and Bauer, S. E.},
  title={Improved attribution of climate forcing to emissions},
  year={2009},
  journal={Science},
  volume={326},
  pages={716--718},
  doi={10.1126/science.1174760},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - sh05500b
AU  - Shindell, D. T.
AU  - Faluvegi, G.
AU  - Koch, D. M.
AU  - Schmidt, G. A.
AU  - Unger, N.
AU  - Bauer, S. E.
PY  - 2009
TI  - Improved attribution of climate forcing to emissions
JA  - Science
JO  - Science
VL  - 326
SP  - 716
EP  - 718
DO  - 10.1126/science.1174760
ER  -

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