Relative contributions to surface shortwave irradiance over China: A new index of potential radiative forcing

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 17, 2008, Pages

  Kawamoto, Kazukawa ^a   Hayasaka, T ^b  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ASTROPHYSICS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; WATER VAPOR;

AEROSOL ABSORPTIONS; ALL SKIES; ATMOSPHERIC FACTORS; EASTERN CHINAS; GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES; NEW INDICES; RADIATION BUDGETS; RADIATIVE FORCING; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS; SHORT WAVES; SHORT-COMINGS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

AEROSOL; CLOUD; IRRADIANCE; RADIATION BUDGET; RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; WATER VAPOR;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 57049101476     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL035083     Document Type: Article

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