Heat capacity, time constant, and sensitivity of Earth's climate system

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 24, 2007, Pages

  Schwartz, Stephen E ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ENTHALPY; OCEANOGRAPHY; SPECIFIC HEAT;

CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL OCEAN; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEAT CAPACITY; RADIATIVE FORCING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EID: 49249084300     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008746     Document Type: Article

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