Direct and semi-direct radiative effects of anthropogenic aerosols in the Western United States: Seasonal and geographical variations according to regional climate characteristics

Climatic Change

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 859-877

  Kim, Jinwon ^a   Gu, Yu ^a   Liou, Kuo Nan ^a   Park, Rokjin J ^b   Song, Chang Keun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FIELDS; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOLS; BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; BLACK CARBON; CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODELS; CLOUD FIELDS; CLOUD WATER; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS; LOCAL EMISSIONS; LONG-WAVE RADIATION; LOW-LEVEL WINDS; ME-XICO; OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; REGIONAL CLIMATE; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; SINGLE PEAK; SURFACE INSOLATION; TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERES; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLIMATE MODELS; CLOUDS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BLACK CARBON; CLIMATE MODELING; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; EMISSION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SULFATE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857924587     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0169-7     Document Type: Article

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