CO2 forcing induces semi-direct effects with consequences for climate feedback interpretations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Andrews, Timothy ^a   Forster, Piers M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLOUDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SNOW; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE FORCING; CLOUD FEEDBACK; GLOBAL SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AEROSOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE FORCING; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; METHODOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 44249117154     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL032273     Document Type: Article

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