Uncertainty analysis of direct radiative forcing by anthropogenic sulfate aerosols

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 21915-21924

  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 LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOL; RADIATIVE FLUX; RADIATIVE FORCING; SULPHATE AEROSOL;

EID: 0031394367     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01653     Document Type: Article

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