Would cities readily firestorm, and if so how much soot would be generated? Atmospheric longevity: would the quantities of soot assumed in the models remain in the atmosphere for as long as projected or would far more soot precipitate as black rain much sooner? Timing of events: how reasonable is it for the modeling of firestorms or war to commence in late spring or summer (this is done in almost all US-Soviet nuclear winter papers, thereby giving rise to the largest possible degree of modeled cooling)? Darkness and opacity: how much light-blocking effect the assumed quality of the soot reaching the atmosphere would have? Lofting: how much soot would be lofted into the stratosphere?
Would cities readily firestorm, and if so how much soot would be generated? Atmospheric longevity: would the quantities of soot assumed in the models remain in the atmosphere for as long as projected or would far more soot precipitate as black rain much sooner? Timing of events: how reasonable is it for the modeling of firestorms or war to commence in late spring or summer (this is done in almost all US-Soviet nuclear winter papers, thereby giving rise to the largest possible degree of modeled cooling)? Darkness and opacity: how much light-blocking effect the assumed quality of the soot reaching the atmosphere would have? Lofting: how much soot would be lofted into the stratosphere?