Global warming in the context of the Little Ice Age

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D16, 1999, Pages 19057-19070

  Free, Melissa ^a,c,d   Robock, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOAA Air Resources Laboratory Silver Spring   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; GLOBAL WARMING; LITTLE ICE AGE;

EID: 0033609652     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900233     Document Type: Article

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