Simulation of aerosol distributions and radiative forcing for INDOEX: Regional climate impacts

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 19, 2002, Pages

  Collins, William D ^a   Rasch, Phillip J ^a   Eaton, Brian E ^a   Fillmore, David W ^a   Kiehl, Jeffrey T ^a   Beck, C Trevor ^b   Zender, Charles S ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

0305 Atmospheric composition and structure: Aerosols and particles (0345, 4801); 0345 Atmospheric composition and structure: Pollution urban and regional (0305)

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUST; SATELLITES;

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; CLIMATE EFFECT; FLUX MEASUREMENT; INSOLATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; RAINFALL; SATELLITE DATA; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SIMULATION; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 33751306192     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000032     Document Type: Article

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