Cloud susceptibility and the first aerosol indirect forcing: Sensitivity to black carbon and aerosol concentrations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 21, 2002, Pages AAC-10-1-AAC-10-23

  Chuang, Catherine C ^a   Penner, Joyce E ^b   Prospero, Joseph M ^c   Grant, Keith E ^a   Rau, Gregory H ^d   Kawamoto, Kazuaki ^e,f  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BIOMASS; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOSSIL FUELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SATELLITES;

AEROSOL; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 36448977286     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000215     Document Type: Article

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