Determining longwave forcing and feedback using infrared spectra and gnss radio occultation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 23, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 6027-6035

  Huang, Yi ^a   Leroy, Stephen S ^a   Anderson, James G ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Feedback; General circulation models; Infrared radiation; Longwave radiation

Indexed keywords

DATA TYPE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; INFORMATION CONTENTS; INFRARED SPECTRAL; INFRARED SPECTRUM; LONG WAVES; LONG-WAVE RADIATION; MEAN ERRORS; MEAN VALUES; OPTIMAL DETECTION; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; RADIO OCCULTATIONS; RELATIVE ERRORS; STRATOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TROPOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ERRORS; INFRARED RADIATION; OPTIMIZATION; RADIO; RADIOMETERS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPECTROSCOPY; TROPOSPHERE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

FEEDBACK;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ERROR ANALYSIS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GNSS; INFRARED RADIATION; LONGWAVE RADIATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 78650082735     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JCLI3588.1     Document Type: Article

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