An Integrated Emission Model of Greenhouse Gases to Assess Regional Climate Change

  • Moon, Yun-Seob (National Research Lab., Meteorological Research Institute, KMA) ;
  • Oh, Sung-Nam (National Research Lab., Meteorological Research Institute, KM) ;
  • Hyun, Myung-Suk (National Research Lab., Meteorological Research Institute, KMA)
  • Published : 2003.05.01

Abstract

Greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as carbon dioxide ($CO_2$), methane (CH$_4$), nitrous oxide ($N_2$O), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF$_{6}$), together with water vapour ($H_2O$) and ozone play an important role in determining the earth's climate. The primary cause of the enhancement of GHGs is the global use of fossil fuels to generate heat, power, and electricity for a growing world population, as well as the changes in the land use, especially for agriculture. In addition, biomass buring and biofuel emissions play major roles in the GHG emissions in the Asian region because they produce large amounts of carbon monoxide (CO), nonmethane volatile organic compounds(NMVOC), black carbon(BC) and other gases. (omitted)d)

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