Global direct radiative forcing by process-parameterized aerosol optical properties

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 20, 2002, Pages AAC-6-1-AAC-6-16

  Kirkevåg, Alf ^a   Iversen, Trond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

0305 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Aerosols and particles (0345, 4801); 1610 Global Change: Atmosphere (0315, 0325); 3359 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Radiative processes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CLIMATOLOGY; COAGULATION; CONDENSATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RADIATION;

AEROSOL; BIOMASS; BLACK CARBON; GEOPHYSICS; HUMIDITY; INTERPOLATION; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SULFATE;

EID: 36448964207     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000886     Document Type: Article

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