Aerosol indirect effects in POLDER satellite data and the Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique-Zoom (LMDZ) general circulation model

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Quaas, J ^a   Boucher, O ^b   Breon F M ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^b Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Clouds; Indirect effects

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; OPTICAL DEPTH; POLDER; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 3042713102     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004317     Document Type: Article

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