Climate effects of northern hemisphere volcanic eruptions in an Earth System Model

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 114-115, Issue , 2012, Pages 107-118

  Meronen, H ^a   Henriksson, S V ^a,b   Raisanen P ^a   Laaksonen, A ^a,c  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Earth system model; High latitudes; Volcanic eruption

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE EFFECTS; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; EARTH SYSTEM MODEL; HIGH LATITUDES; MEAN TEMPERATURE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH (PLANET); RADIATION EFFECTS; VOLCANOES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE VARIATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 84862181490     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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