Characteristics of climate change in the "significant impact zone" affected by aerosols over eastern China in warm seasons

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 730-739

  Shi, Xiao Hui ^a   Xu, Xiang De ^a   Xie, Li An ^b  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Significant impact zone of aerosols; Warm season

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; CLOUDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; SPECTROMETERS;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH; LOW-LEVEL CLOUD AMOUNT; SUNSHINE DURATION; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE; WARM SEASON;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CORRELATION; OPTICAL DEPTH; WARMING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 42549168640     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-008-0044-1     Document Type: Article

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