Atmospheric CO2: Principal control knob governing earth's temperature

Science

Volumn 330, Issue 6002, 2010, Pages 356-359

  Lacis, Andrew A ^a   Schmidt, Gavin A ^a   Rind, David ^a   Ruedy, Reto A ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CFC; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE; RADIATIVE FORCING; WATER VAPOR;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77957936164     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1190653     Document Type: Article

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