Physical Earth System Response to Aerosol Forcing Generated by Fires Following Nuclear Detonations: Findings and Recommendations from the Report on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War - A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Consensus Study

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War assesses the current scientific understanding of, and tools for simulating, atmospheric aerosols emitted from large-scale fires generated by nuclear detonations. Key impacts include the radiative, hydrological, and climatological responses to these emissions. This talk will highlight conclusions from the report regarding the key data gaps and uncertainties related to responses of the physical Earth system components to the aerosol forcings of the physicochemical make-up and scale generated by fires from nuclear detonations, as well as recommendations for how modeling can be improved and studies may be designed to strengthen our understanding of the integrated environmental impacts from nuclear exchange scenarios.