Seasonally modulated tropical drought induced by volcanic aerosol

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2045-2060

  Joseph, Renu ^a   Zeng, Ning ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Coupled models; Drought; ENSO; Seasonal effects; Tropics

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLES; COUPLED MODELS; ENERGY IMBALANCES; ENSO; EQUATORIAL AFRICA; GEOENGINEERING; HEAT CAPACITIES; HIGH LOADINGS; INTERNAL VARIABILITY; LAND-SEA THERMAL CONTRASTS; MONSOON RAINFALL; PINATUBO; RAPID RESPONSE; SEASONAL EFFECTS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; TROPICAL DROUGHT; VOLCANIC AEROSOLS; VOLCANIC EVENT; VOLCANIC IMPACTS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; RAIN; SPECIFIC HEAT; TROPICS;

VOLCANOES;

CARBON CYCLE; DROUGHT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HEAT CAPACITY; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STRATOSPHERE; VOLCANIC AEROSOL;

AFRICA;

PINATUBO;

EID: 79958128060     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI3170.1     Document Type: Article

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