Uncertainty analysis of indirect radiative forcing by anthropogenic sulfate aerosols

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D4, 1998, Pages 3815-3823

  Pan, Wenwei ^a,b   Tatang, Menner A ^c,d   McRae, Gregory J ^c   Prinn, Ronald G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HAL Computer Systems   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

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EID: 0004658788     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/973D02809     Document Type: Article

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