Empirical determinations of the longwave and shortwave radiative forcing efficiencies of wildfire smoke

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Stone, R S ^a,b   Augustine, J A ^b   Dutton, E G ^b   O'Neill, N T ^c,d   Saha, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; EFFICIENCY; INFRARED RADIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; INTEGRATED VALUES; LONG WAVES; PER UNIT; RADIATIVE FORCING EFFICIENCY; RADIATIVE IMPACTS; SHORT WAVES; SMOKE AEROSOLS; SMOKE PLUME; SOLAR NOON; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE; SUN ANGLE; SURFACE RADIATION BUDGET; THERMAL EMISSIONS; THERMAL INFRARED RADIATIONS; WILDFIRE SMOKE;

SMOKE;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CLIMATE EFFECT; COOLING; DIURNAL VARIATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; IRRADIANCE; LONGWAVE RADIATION; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATION BUDGET; RADIATIVE FORCING; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SMOKE; WARMING; WILDFIRE; ZENITH ANGLE;

BOULDER; COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959839739     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015471     Document Type: Article

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