Attribution of the present-day total greenhouse effect

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 20, 2010, Pages

  Schmidt, Gavin A ^a   Ruedy, Reto A ^a   Miller, Ron L ^a   Lacis, Andy A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLOUDS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSES; WATER VAPOR;

CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; WAVE ABSORBERS;

GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLOUD COVER; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LONGWAVE RADIATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 77958587213     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014287     Document Type: Article

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