Planetary albedo in strongly forced climate, as simulated by the CMIP3 models

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 529-535

  Bender, Frida A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLEAR SKY; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; GLOBAL WARMING; ICE COVER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SNOW COVER; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 80052707202     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-011-0411-2     Document Type: Article

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