On the use of cloud forcing to estimate cloud feedback

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 3661-3665

  Soden, Brian J ^a   Broccoli, Anthony J ^b   Hemler, Richard S ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; FEEDBACK; RADIATION;

CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; CLOUD FEEDBACK; CLOUD FORCING; RADIATIVE FLUXES;

CLOUDS;

CLIMATE FORCING; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 6044251401     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<3661:OTUOCF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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