Regional warming from aerosol removal over the United States: Results from a transient 2010-2050 climate simulation

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 545-553

  Mickley, L J ^a   Leibensperger, E M ^a,b   Jacob, D J ^a   Rind, D ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Particulate matter; Pollution; Regional climate change; Short lived species

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE MODELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; NASA; POLLUTION; SOIL MOISTURE;

CLIMATE SIMULATION; GAS CONCENTRATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGES; REGIONAL WARMING; SHORT-LIVED SPECIES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD COVER; EOS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GREENHOUSE GAS; NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES GCM 3 SIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOIL MOISTURE; UNITED STATES; WARMING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 82955233087     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.07.030     Document Type: Article

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