Indirect forcing by anthropogenic aerosols: A global climate model calculation of the effective-radius and cloud-lifetime effects

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D8, 1999, Pages 9369-9380

  Rotstayn, Leon D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CLIMATE FORCING; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 0033608899     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD900009     Document Type: Article

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