Black carbon, tropospheric ozone most likely driving Earth's tropical belt expansion
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 12:00
in Earth & Climate
Black carbon aerosols and tropospheric ozone, both manmade pollutants emitted predominantly in the Northern Hemisphere's low- to mid-latitudes, are most likely pushing the boundary of the tropics further poleward in that hemisphere, new research by a team of scientists shows.