Influence of human and natural forcing on European seasonal temperatures

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-103

  Hegerl, Gabriele ^a   Luterbacher, Juerg ^b   González Rouco, Fidel ^c   Tett, Simon F B ^a   Crowley, Thomas ^a   Xoplaki, Elena ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COOLING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; RECONSTRUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VOLCANIC AEROSOL; WARMING;

EUROPE;

EID: 79551587525     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1057     Document Type: Article

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