Carbon dioxide induced stomatal closure increases radiative forcing via a rapid reduction in low cloud

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Doutriaux Boucher, M ^a   Webb, M J ^a   Gregory, J M ^a,b   Boucher, O ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; PLANT SHUTDOWNS;

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS; CARBON SYSTEMS; CYCLE MODELS; ENERGY-BALANCE MODELS; LOW CLOUD COVERS; PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; RADIATIVE FORCING; RAPID CHANGES; RAPID REDUCTIONS; STOMATAL CLOSURES; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLOUD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDUCED RESPONSE; RADIATIVE FORCING; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

EID: 62749130813     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL036273     Document Type: Article

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