Geophysical Research Letters · 1995 · 386 citations · 13 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesEnvironmental SciencesAtmospheric ChemistryAtmospheric RadiationAtmospheric ScienceAerosol PhysicsAerosol Radiative EffectsAerosol ScienceBiomass Burning EmissionsRadiative ForcingRadiative TransferAerosol Direct Radiative EffectAerosol ModelingAerosol Radiative ForcingAerosol-radiation InteractionsBiomass Burning Aerosol EffectsBiomass Burning Aerosol Radiative EffectsDirect Radiative ForcingParticle-size Distribution
An expression for a globally averaged value of direct radiative forcing by absorbing aerosols is derived and applied to the case of smokes produced by biomass burning. It is shown that the direct radiative forcing due to the biomass burning aerosols is a sensitive function of the size distribution of aerosol particles. For the range of measured size distributions of smoke aerosols the direct radiative forcing varies between −0.2 and −1.1 W/m ².
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