The impact of direct aerosol radiative forcing on surface insolation and spring snowmelt in the southern Sierra Nevada

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 976-983

  Kim, Jinwon ^a   Gu, Yu ^a   Liou, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; INSOLATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SNOWMELT; SURFACE ENERGY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750960804     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM541.1     Document Type: Article

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