The role of surface albedo feedback in climate

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1550-1568

  Hall, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; FEEDBACK CONTROL; SNOW; SURFACE WATERS;

CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; GREENHOUSE GASES (GHG); INTERNAL VARIABILITY; OCEAN ATMOSPHERE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; CLIMATE FORCING; SEA ICE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SNOW COVER;

EID: 2042426324     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<1550:TROSAF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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