Anthropogenic and natural influences in the evolution of lower stratospheric cooling

Science

Volumn 311, Issue 5764, 2006, Pages 1138-1141

  Ramaswamy, V ^a   Schwarzkopf, M D ^a   Randel, W J ^b   Santer, B D ^c   Soden, B J ^d   Stenchikov, G L ^e  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING SYSTEMS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR ENERGY;

COOLING TRANSITIONS; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COOLING; STRATOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COOLING; DISASTER; EVOLUTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; OZONE LAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOLAR RADIATION; STRATOSPHERE; VOLCANO;

EID: 33644556869     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1122587     Document Type: Article

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