Differing regional responses to a perturbation in solar cloud absorption in the SKYHI general circulation model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Erlick, Carynelisa ^a   Ramaswamy, V ^b   Russell, Lynn M ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ABSORPTION; ALBEDO; CLOUD; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 33646402035     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006491     Document Type: Article

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