Impact of California’s air pollution laws on black carbon and their implications for direct radiative forcing

Ranjit Prasad Bahadur; Yan Feng; Lynn M. Russell; V. Ramanathan

doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.10.054

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Radiative forcingEnvironmental scienceCarbon blackAtmospheric sciencesDiesel fuelAir pollutionRadiative transferForcing (mathematics)PollutionAir quality indexCarbon fibersAbsorption (acoustics)ParticulatesMeteorologyAerosolChemistryGeographyMaterials sciencePhysics

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 45
Issue: 5
Pages: 1162-1167
Citations: 67
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                                    Ranjit Prasad Bahadur, 
                                
                                    Yan Feng, 
                                
                                    Lynn M. Russell
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Impact of California’s air pollution laws on black carbon and their implications for direct radiative forcing. 
                            Atmospheric Environment
                            , 45
                            (5)
                            , 1162-1167.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.10.054
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.10.054