Atmospheric teleconnection over Eurasia induced by aerosol radiative forcing during boreal spring

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 4700-4718

  Kim, Maeng Ki ^a   Lau, William K M ^b   Chin, Mian ^b   Kim, Kyu Myong ^c   Sud, Y C ^b   Walker, Greg K ^d  

^a Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^d GENERAL SCIENCES CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HEATING; ATMOSPHERIC TELECONNECTION; BLACK CARBON; BOREAL SPRING; SURFACE COOLING;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DUST; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL CLIMATE; RADIATIVE FORCING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELECONNECTION;

AFRICA; EURASIA; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 33749629383     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3871.1     Document Type: Article

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