General circulation model calculations of the direct radiative forcing by anthropogenic sulfate and fossil-fuel soot aerosol

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1562-1577

  Haywood, J M ^a   Roberts, D L ^b   Slingo, A ^b   Edwards, J M ^b   Shine, K P ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLOUDS; FOSSIL FUELS; SOLAR RADIATION; SOOT;

DIRECT RADIATIVE FORCING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS (GCM);

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

EID: 0031176574     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<1562:GCMCOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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