Massive global ozone loss predicted following regional nuclear conflict
| Autor: | Michael J. Mills, Richard P. Turco, Douglas E. Kinnison, Rolando R. Garcia, Owen B. Toon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Air Movements
Multidisciplinary Ozone Atmosphere Ultraviolet Rays Dobson unit Atmospheric sciences Ozone depletion chemistry.chemical_compound Nuclear winter Models Chemical chemistry Smoke Atmospheric chemistry Physical Sciences Ozone layer Nitrogen Oxides Chlorofluorocarbons Stratosphere Nuclear Warfare |
| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105:5307-5312 |
| ISSN: | 1091-6490 0027-8424 |
| Popis: | We use a chemistry-climate model and new estimates of smoke produced by fires in contemporary cities to calculate the impact on stratospheric ozone of a regional nuclear war between developing nuclear states involving 100 Hiroshima-size bombs exploded in cities in the northern subtropics. We find column ozone losses in excess of 20% globally, 25–45% at midlatitudes, and 50–70% at northern high latitudes persisting for 5 years, with substantial losses continuing for 5 additional years. Column ozone amounts remain near or |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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