Geoengineering by stratospheric SO2 injection: Results from the Met Office HadGEM2 climate model and comparison with the Goddard Institute for Space Studies ModelE

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 5999-6006

  Jones, A ^a   Haywood, J ^a   Boucher, O ^a   Kravitz, B ^b   Robock, A ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE MODELING; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HADLEY CELL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SIMULATION; STRATOSPHERE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 77954326653     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-5999-2010     Document Type: Article

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