Effects of anthropogenic emissions on climate: a review of selected topics [carbon dioxide, suspended particulates, heat, supersonic aircraft emissions, chlorofluormethanes]. [Conference paper]

Trace substances have been cycling through the atmosphere/ocean/biosphere system since the beginning of time. However, traditional pathways are increasingly being short-circuited by human intervention, eg, by the combustion of fossil fuels and by the use of chemical fertilizers. The evidence that climate may be changed inadvertently by some of these interventions is reviewed briefly. The main pollutants discussed are carbon dioxide, suspended particulates, heat, and substances such as supersonic aircraft emissions and chlorofluoromethanes, that may affect the stratosphere.