Uncertainties in the Radiative Forcing Due to Sulfate Aerosols From: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences | Date: March 1, 2004| Author: Berglen, Tore F; Isaksen, Ivar S A; Stordal, Frode; Sundet, Jostein K; Myhre, Gunnar | Copyright American Meteorological Society Mar 1, 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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Radiative transfer calculations based on a new sulfate distribution from a chemistry-transport model simulation have been performed. A wide range of sensitivity experiments have been performed to illustrate the large uncertainty in the radiative forcing due to sulfate aerosols. The most important factors seem to be processes involved in the mixing of sulfate aerosols with other particles and uncertainties in the relative humidities. These factors can explain much of the large ...

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