The surface warming due to emissions of black-carbon aerosols over the second half of the twentieth century has been identified in observations. These findings will inform debate over the climatic effects of controlling such emissions.
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Quaas, J. The soot factor. Nature 471, 456–457 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/471456a
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