Variations in atmosphere-ocean solar absorption under clear skies: a comparison of observations and models

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2149-2152

  Soden, Brian J ^a   Ramaswamy, V ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERE OCEAN SOLAR ABSORPTION; GLOBAL CLIMATE SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN COUPLING; CLEAR SKY; SOLAR ABSORPTION;

EID: 0032525943     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL01509     Document Type: Article

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