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Black carbon and atmospheric feedbacks

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Climate simulations show that interactions between particles of black carbon and convective and cloud processes in the atmosphere must be considered when assessing the full climatic effects of these light-absorbing particulates.

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Figure 1: A typical black-carbon feedback loop.

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  1. Ben Booth is in the Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter EX1 3PB, UK.,

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  2. Nicolas Bellouin is in the Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6BB, UK.,

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