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Paul J. Crutzen

Researcher at Max Planck Society

Publications -  462
Citations -  87634

Paul J. Crutzen is an academic researcher from Max Planck Society. The author has contributed to research in topics: Stratosphere & Ozone. The author has an hindex of 130, co-authored 461 publications receiving 80651 citations. Previous affiliations of Paul J. Crutzen include University of Oxford & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Biomass Burning in the Tropics: Impact on Atmospheric Chemistry and Biogeochemical Cycles

TL;DR: Widespread burning of biomass serves to clear land for shifting cultivation, to convert forests to agricultural and pastoral lands, and to remove dry vegetation in order to promote agricultural productivity and the growth of higher yield grasses, but it may also disturb biogeochemical cycles, especially that of nitrogen.
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Atmospheric aerosols: Biogeochemical sources and role in atmospheric chemistry

TL;DR: In this article, two important aerosol species, sulfate and organic particles, have large natural biogenic sources that depend in a highly complex fashion on environmental and ecological parameters and therefore are prone to influence by global change.
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The Anthropocene: conceptual and historical perspectives

TL;DR: In this article, the Anthropocene epoch has been formally recognized as a new epoch in Earth history, arguing that the advent of the Industrial Revolution around 1800 provides a logical start date for the new epoch.
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The influence of nitrogen oxides on the atmospheric ozone content

TL;DR: In this paper, the probable importance of NO and NO2 in controlling the ozone concentrations and production rates in the stratosphere is pointed out and some processes which may lead to production of nitric acid are discussed.

A safe operating space for humanity

TL;DR: Identifying and quantifying planetary boundaries that must not be transgressed could help prevent human activities from causing unacceptable environmental change, argue Johan Rockstrom and colleagues as discussed by the authors, who identify and quantify planetary boundaries.