Climate response to smoke from the burning oil wells in Kuwait

An examination of the effect that burning oil wells in Kuwait will have on the global climate is presented. Outside the Persian Gulf region, changes in the surface air temperature are small and statistically insignificant.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 1991-05, Vol.351 (6325), p.367-371
Hauptverfasser:	BAKAN, S, CHLOND, A, SAUSEN, R, SCHLESE, U, SCHRIEVER, D, SCHULT, I, SCHUMANN, U, SIELMANN, F, WELKE, W, CUBASCH, U, FEICHTER, J, GRAF, H, GRASSL, H, HASSELMANN, K, KIRCHNER, I, LATIF, M, ROECKNER, E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Air temperature Climate Climatology. Bioclimatology. Climate change Earth, ocean, space Environment Exact sciences and technology External geophysics Fires Global climate Meteorology Oil spills Oil wells Surface temperature
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Zusammenfassung:	An examination of the effect that burning oil wells in Kuwait will have on the global climate is presented. Outside the Persian Gulf region, changes in the surface air temperature are small and statistically insignificant.
ISSN:	0028-0836 1476-4687
DOI:	10.1038/351367a0