Climate commitment in an uncertain world

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Armour, K C ^a   Roe, G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

AEROSOL RADIATIVE FORCING; CLIMATE SYSTEM; CURRENT LEVELS; DANGEROUS LEVELS; FUNDAMENTAL CONSTRAINTS; GLOBAL TEMPERATURES; PRE-INDUSTRIAL;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 78751472233     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL045850     Document Type: Article

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