Solar activity and cloud opacity variations: A modulated cosmic Ray ionization model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 626-636

  Marsden, David ^a   Lingenfelter, Richard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; CONDENSATION; COSMIC RAYS; IONIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CLOUD FORMATION; CLOUD OPACITY;

TROPOSPHERE;

CLOUD; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; EMISSIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL DEPTH; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 1542333908     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<0626:SAACOV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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