Impact of stratospheric volcanic aerosols on climate: Evidence for aerosol shortwave and longwave forcing in the southeastern U.S.

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 4211-4221

  Saxena, V K ^a   Yu, Shaocai ^a   Anderson, J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Minimum and maximum temperature; Radiative forcing; Stratosphere; Volcano

Indexed keywords

LONGWAVE FORCING; RADIATIVE FORCING; STRATOSPHERE; STRATOSPHERIC VOLCANIC AEROSOLS;

SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE; VOLCANOES;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE RESPONSE; SOLAR RADIATION; VOLCANIC AEROSOL;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; UNITED STATES; VOLCANO;

USA, (SOUTHEAST);

SALVIA;

EID: 0031543301     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00244-6     Document Type: Article

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