Middle-atmospheric response to a future increase in humidity arising from increased methane abundance

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  MacKenzie, I A ^a   Harwood, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate; Middle atmosphere; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HUMIDITY; METHANE; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 2642514146     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003590     Document Type: Article

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