Diurnal/Seasonal Variations SO2, NOx, CO2, Heat Emissions, Gross Load Hourly totals for the States: MD, OH, PA, NJ, VA, NY, DE, WV Source: Prepackaged Data Sets in Kostya Vinnikov 6/17/2015
STATES SUMMER/ AFTERNOON HEAT FORCING W/m 2 NY0.3 NJ0.7 PA0.5 OH1.2 DE1.4 WV0.6 MD0.5 VA0.2 Climatic Forcing 1 W/m 2 ⟶ Global Warming ≈0.75 ºC HEAT EMISSION BY POWER PLANTS CAN BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE