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The role of atmospheric nuclear explosions on the stagnation of global warming in the mid 20th century
| Title: | The role of atmospheric nuclear explosions on the stagnation of global warming in the mid 20th century |
| Authors: | Fujii, Yoshiaki Browse this author |
| Keywords: | Atmospheric nuclear explosions | | Global-mean surface temperature | | Global warming |
| Issue Date: | 2011 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics |
| Volume: | 73 |
| Issue: | 5-6 |
| Start Page: | 643 |
| End Page: | 652 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1016/j.jastp.2011.01.005 |
| Abstract: | This study suggests that the cause of the stagnation in global warming in the mid 20th century was the atmospheric nuclear explosions detonated between 1945 and 1980. The estimated GST drop due to fine dust from the actual atmospheric nuclear explosions based on the published simulation results by other researchers (a single column model and Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Model) has served to explain the stagnation in global warming. Atmospheric nuclear explosions can be regarded as full-scale in situ tests for nuclear winter. The non-negligible amount of GST drop from the actual atmospheric explosions suggests that nuclear winter is not just a theory but has actually occurred, albeit on a small scale. The accuracy of the simulations of GST by IPCC would also be improved significantly by introducing the influence of fine dust from the actual atmospheric nuclear explosions into their climate models; thus, global warming behavior could be more accurately predicted. |
| Relation: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13646826 |
| Type: | article (author version) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/44918 |
| Appears in Collections: | 工学院・工学研究院 (Graduate School of Engineering / Faculty of Engineering) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 藤井 義明
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