The role of water vapor and solar radiation in determining temperature changes and trends measured at Armagh, 1881-2000

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Stanhill, Gerald ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATOLOGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; WATER VAPOR; WAVES;

ACTIVE GAS; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE MEASUREMENTS; CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; LONG-WAVE RADIATION; MEAN ANNUAL TEMPERATURES; NORTHERN IRELAND; ROLE OF WATER; RURAL SITE; SHORT WAVES; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; WATER VAPOR FEEDBACKS; WAVE FORCING; WAVE RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECADAL VARIATION; LONGWAVE RADIATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIOACTIVITY; RURAL AREA; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

ARMAGH; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79951484189     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014044     Document Type: Article

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