Role of spatial and temporal variations in the computation of radiative forcing and GWP

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 11181-11200

  Myhre, Gunnar ^a   Stordal, Frode ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 0031426697     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd00148     Document Type: Article

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