Aviation and the Global Atmosphere: A Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

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Cambridge University Press, 1999 M06 28 - 384 pages
This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report is the most comprehensive assessment available on the effects of aviation on the global atmosphere. The report considers all the gases and particles emitted by aircraft that modify the chemical properties of the atmosphere, leading to changes in radiative properties and climate change, and modification of the ozone layer, leading to changes in ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth. This volume provides accurate, unbiased, policy-relevant information and is designed to serve the aviation industry and the expert and policymaking communities.

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Contents

Impacts of Aircraft Emissions on Atmospheric Ozone
29
AviationProduced Aerosols and Cloudiness
65
Modeling the Chemical Composition of the Future Atmosphere
121
Solar Ultraviolet Irradiance at the Ground
165
Potential Climate Change from Aviation
185
Aircraft Technology and Its Relation to Emissions
217
Air Transport Operations and Relation to Emissions
271
Current Inventories and Future Scenarios
291
Regulatory and MarketBased Mitigation Measures
333
Annexes
337
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348
A Authors Contributors and Expert Reviewers
353
B Glossary of Terms
361
Acronyms Abbreviations and Units
367
List of Major IPCC Reports
371
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