Observational evidence of solar dimming: Offsetting surface warming over India

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 21, 2007, Pages

  Padma Kumari, B ^a   Londhe, A L ^a   Daniel, S ^b   Jadhav, D B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^b Office of Climate Research and Services   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; SOLAR RADIATION;

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; MONSOON SEASONS; SOLAR DIMMING; SURFACE WARMING;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; MONSOON; SOLAR RADIATION; WARMING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 38549137439     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL031133     Document Type: Article

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