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Science 4 October 1974:
Vol. 186. no. 4158, pp. 50 - 51
DOI: 10.1126/science.186.4158.50
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Thermal Blanketing: A Case for Aerosol-Induced Climatic Alteration

Sherwood B. Idso 1

1 U. S. Water Conservation Laboratory, Phoenix, Arizona 85040

Long-term temperature records at Phoenix, Arizona, indicate the existence of a post-1946 warming trend that may be attributed to the buildup of pollution in the lower layers of the atmosphere. The causative mechanism appears to be an enhancement of the so-called "greenhouse effect," induced by the inter-action of aerosol with long-wavelength thermal radiation in the lower atmosphere.


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Planetary Radiation Balance as a Function of Atmospheric Dust: Climatological Consequences.
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