Possible change in climate parameters with zero net radiative forcing

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 2355-2358

  Sinha, Ashok ^a   Harries, John E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; RADIATIVE FORCING;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; ATMOSPHERIC MOTIONS; CLIMATE PARAMETERS; RADIATIVE COOLING; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; RADIATIVE HEATING; SURFACE RADIATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 0031397597     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL02359     Document Type: Article

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