Radiative cooling by stratospheric water vapor: Big differences in GCM results

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 2791-2794

  Oinas, V ^b   Lacis, A A ^a   Rind, D ^a   Shindell, D T ^a   Hansen, J E ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CLIMATE CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; CORRELATION METHODS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

STRATOSPHERIC COOLING;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COOLING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; RADIATIVE FORCING; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0035878273     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL013137     Document Type: Article

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