The greenhouse Earth: A view from space

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 122, Issue 532, 1996, Pages 799-818

  Harries, J E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate feed back processes Clouds Earth radiation budget Global warming Greenhouse effect Radiative forcing Water vapour

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLOUD; EARTH RADIATION BUDGET; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 0030478274     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.53201     Document Type: Article

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