Ranges of BC Heating Effect (Global Mean) (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Ranges of BC Heating Effect (Global Mean)

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Horizontal bars in the 'Detailed method' and 'Simple method' show the ranges of BC heating effect when emission particle sizes are changed within their current uncertainty. The 'Detailed method' has 7 times greater range of BC heating effect than the 'Simple method' (0.24 W m-2 in 'Detailed method', 0.035 W m-2 in 'Simple method'). Circles in the horizontal bars show BC heating effects when average particle sizes are used for emissions.

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Hitoshi Matsui

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