Is there a cosmic ray signal in recent variations in global cloudiness and cloud radiative forcing?

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D9, 2000, Pages 11851-11863

  Kristjánsson, Jón Egill ^a   Kristiansen, Jørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD COVER; COSMIC RAY; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 0033789062     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900029     Document Type: Article

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