An observationally based energy balance for the Earth since 1950

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 17, 2009, Pages

  Murphy, D M ^a   Solomon, S ^a   Portmann, R W ^a   Rosenlof, K H ^a   Forster, P M ^b   Wong, T ^c  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ENERGY BALANCE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SUN; VOLCANOES;

AEROSOL FORCING; AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT; BEST ESTIMATES; FORCINGS; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; OCEAN HEAT CONTENT; RADIANT FLUX; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TRACE-GASES; TROPOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; VOLCANIC AEROSOLS; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

EARTH (PLANET);

CLIMATE MODELING; ENERGY BALANCE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE DATA; SOLAR RADIATION; SULFATE; TRACE GAS; VOLCANIC AEROSOL; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 71149102287     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012105     Document Type: Article

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