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. 2014 Dec 15;111(52):18466–18471. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1415440111

Table 1.

Fraction of the Earth defined as pristine

Month Pristine Fraction
Global Ocean Land NH SH
Jan 0.27 (0.32) 0.34 (0.40) 0.09 (0.13) 0.02 (0.06) 0.53 (0.59)
Apr 0.18 (0.25) 0.21 (0.30) 0.08 (0.12) 0.00 (0.03) 0.35 (0.46)
Jul 0.05 (0.14) 0.06 (0.16) 0.02 (0.08) 0.06 (0.15) 0.04 (0.13)
Oct 0.05 (0.11) 0.07 (0.14) 0.01 (0.05) 0.03 (0.09) 0.07 (0.13)
Annual 0.12 (0.21) 0.16 (0.26) 0.02 (0.10) 0.02 (0.08) 0.22 (0.34)

Pristine defined as PI to PD CCN concentration ±20% and similar PI to PD CCN response to 28 parameters covering natural and anthropogenic emissions, processes and model structures. Values in parentheses show the fraction when the concentration change only is considered.