The dependency of geoengineered sulfate aerosol on the emission strategy

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-194

  Niemeier, U ^a   Schmidt, H ^a   Timmreck, C ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerosol microphysics; Geoengineering; Stratosphere; Sulfate aerosol

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLIMATE EFFECT; EMISSION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; STRATOSPHERE; SULFATE;

EID: 79954626512     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1530261X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asl.304     Document Type: Article

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