Simulation of the direct radiative effect of mineral dust aerosol on the climate at the Last Glacial Maximum

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 843-858

  Yue, Xu ^a,b   Wang, Huijun ^a   Liao, Hong ^a   Jiang, Dabang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols particulates; Dust or dust storms; General circulation models; Glaciation; Paleoclimate; Radiative forcing

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS/PARTICULATES; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; GLACIATION; PALEOCLIMATES; RADIATIVE FORCINGS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; STORMS;

DUST;

AEROSOL; DUST STORM; EMISSION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLACIATION; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PALEOCLIMATE; RADIATIVE FORCING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79953791481     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JCLI3827.1     Document Type: Article

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