Long-term changes in insolation and temperatures at different altitudes

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Sanroma, E ^a   Palle, E ^a,b   Sanchez Lorenzo, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^c Barcelona Science Park   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Brightening; Climate; Clouds; Dimming; Sunshine; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; DIMMING (LAMPS); SEA LEVEL; SUN; TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC EXTINCTION; ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; BRIGHTENING; CLIMATE; DAILY TEMPERATURE RANGES; DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGES; INTER-DECADAL VARIABILITY; SUNSHINE;

INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 78149326101     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/5/2/024006     Document Type: Article

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