Relative detectability of greenhouse-gas and aerosol climate change signals

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 781-790

  Wigley, T M L ^a   Jaumann, P J ^a   Santer, B D ^b   Taylor, K E ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Climate change; Greenhouse gas

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS;

EID: 0032462671     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050254     Document Type: Article

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