Solar dimming and CO2 effects on soil moisture trends

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 20, 2006, Pages

  Robock, Alan ^a   Li, Haibin ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SOLAR RADIATION;

LAND SURFACE MODEL; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLAR DIMMING; TROPOSPHERIC AIR POLLUTION;

SOILS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLAR RADIATION;

EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UKRAINE;

EID: 33845681079     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027585     Document Type: Article

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