Greenhouse gas radiative forcing: effects of averaging and inhomogeneities in trace gas distribution

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 550, 1998, Pages 2099-2127

  Freckleton, R S ^a   Highwood, E J ^a   Shine, K P ^a   Wild, O ^b   Law, K S ^c   Sanderson, M G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 0032440987     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55013     Document Type: Article

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