Observed and modeled evolution of the tropical mean radiation budget at the top of the atmosphere since 1985

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 14, 2009, Pages

  Andronova, Natalia ^a   Penner, Joyce E ^a   Wong, Takmeng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; TROPICS;

BROADBAND RADIATION; CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; FEEDBACK EFFECTS; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; LONG WAVES; MODEL SIMULATION; MOUNT PINATUBO ERUPTION; NEAR SURFACE TEMPERATURE; NET RADIATION; RADIATIVE FLUXES; TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERES; TROPICAL ATMOSPHERES; TROPICAL MEAN RADIATION BUDGET; TROPICAL REGIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELING; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; LONGWAVE RADIATION; NET RADIATION; RADIATION BUDGET; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; TROPICAL REGION;

ASIA; CENTRAL LUZON; EURASIA; LUZON; MOUNT PINATUBO; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA; ZAMBALES;

PINATUBO;

EID: 70350074389     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011560     Document Type: Article

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