A study on the direct effect of anthropogenic aerosols on near surface air temperature over Southeastern Europe during summer 2000 based on regional climate modeling

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3977-3988

  Zanis, P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition and structure (aerosols and particles); Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (Synoptic scale meteorology); Ydrology (Anthropogenic effects)

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE MODELING; JET STREAM; RADIATIVE FORCING; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; TROPOSPHERE;

BALKANS; EUROPE;

EID: 77949438435     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-3977-2009     Document Type: Article

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