Aerosol emissions and dimming/brightening in Europe: Sensitivity studies with ECHAM5-HAM

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 21, 2011, Pages

  Folini, D ^a   Wild, M ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE MODELS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; SUN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; USER INTERFACES;

AEROSOL COMPONENTS; AEROSOL EMISSIONS; ALL-SKY; BRITISH ISLES; EASTERN EUROPE; ENSEMBLE MEMBERS; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; INTERNAL VARIABILITY; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; SCANDINAVIA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SURFACE SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLEAR SKY; CLIMATE MODELING; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOLAR RADIATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 80755180941     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016227     Document Type: Article

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