Abrupt transition from natural to anthropogenic aerosol radiative forcing: Observations at the ABC-Maldives Climate Observatory

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 20, 2006, Pages

  Ramana, M V ^a   Ramanathan, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; WIND;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CLIMATE FORCING; IRRADIANCE; MONSOON; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIOMETRIC SURVEY; SOLAR RADIATION;

HANIMAADHOO; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (NORTH); INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MALDIVES;

EID: 33845655955     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007063     Document Type: Article

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