Atmospheric radiative feedbacks associated with transient climate change and climate variability

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 919-933

  Colman, Robert A ^a   Power, Scott B ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate feedbacks; Climate variability

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MIXED LAYER; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIATIVE FORCING; SEA ICE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 77952876531     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0541-8     Document Type: Article

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