Greenhouse gases and climatic states of minimum entropy production

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D20, 1999, Pages 24257-24263

  Pujol, Toni ^a   Llebot, Josep Enric ^b   Fort, Joaquim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE; ENTROPY; GREENHOUSE GAS; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 0033610347     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900458     Document Type: Article

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