Evaluation of aerosol direct radiative forcing in MIRAGE

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D6, 2001, Pages 5295-5316

  Ghan, Steven ^a   Laulainen, Nels ^a   Easter, Richard ^a   Wagener, Richard ^b   Nemesure, Seth ^b   Chapman, Elaine ^a   Zhang, Yang ^c   Leung, Ruby ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Atmospheric and Environmental Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

(WEST); AFRICA; BRAZIL; CANADA; CHINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034963018     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900502     Document Type: Review

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