Direct climate forcing by biomass-burning aerosols: Impact of correlations between controlling variables

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D10, 1999, Pages 12031-12045

  Iacobellis, Sam F ^a   Frouin, Robert ^a   Somerville, Richard C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS BURNING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 0033609250     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900001     Document Type: Article

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