Parameterizing the optical properties of carbonaceous aerosols in the Canadian Centre for Climate Modeling and Analysis Atmospheric General Circulation Model with impacts on global radiation and energy fluxes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Bäumer, Dominique ^a   Lohmann, U ^b   Lesins, G ^c   Li, J ^d   Croft, B ^c  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETERIZATION;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; BLACK CARBON; CLIMATE MODELING; ENERGY FLUX; LATENT HEAT FLUX; OPTICAL PROPERTY; ORGANIC CARBON; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 34547609636     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007319     Document Type: Article

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