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Fiore, A.M., Jacob, D.J., Field, B.D., Streets, D.G., Fernandes, S.D. and Jang, C. (2002). Linking ozone pollution and climate change: The case for controlling methane. Geophysical Research Letters 29: doi: 10.1029/2002GL015601. issn: 0094-8276. |
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Methane (CH4) emission controls are found to be a powerful lever for reducing both global warming and air pollution via decreases in background tropospheric ozone (O3). Reducing anthropogenic CH4 emissions by 50% nearly halves the incidence of U.S. high-O3 events and lowers global radiative forcing by 0.37 W m-2 (0.30 W m-2 from CH4, 0.07 W m-2 from O3) in a 3-D model of tropospheric chemistry. A 2030 simulation based upon IPCC A1 emissions projections shows a longer and more intense U.S. O3 pollution season despite domestic emission reductions, indicating that intercontinental transport and a rising O3 background should be considered when setting air quality goals. |
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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Evolution of the atmosphere, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Pollution--urban and regional, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Troposphere--constituent transport and chemistry |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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