Initial results of a global circuit model with variable stratospheric and tropospheric aerosols

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 16, 2006, Pages

  Tinsley, Brian A ^a   Zhou, Limin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COSMIC RAYS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADON; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COSMIC RAY; IONIZATION; MILANKOVITCH CYCLE; PARTICLE SIZE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 33847131059     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006988     Document Type: Article

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