Anthropogenic combustion iron as a complex climate forcer

As a source of soluble iron, anthropogenic combustion iron is considered less important than natural sources. Here, the authors combine new measurements with a global aerosol model and show the atmospheric burden of anthropogenic combustion iron to be 8 times greater than previous estimates.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hitoshi Matsui, Natalie M. Mahowald, Nobuhiro Moteki, Douglas S. Hamilton, Sho Ohata, Atsushi Yoshida, Makoto Koike, Rachel A. Scanza, Mark G. Flanner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03997-0