Aviation-induced radiative forcing and surface temperature change in dependency of the emission altitude

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 19, 2012, Pages

  Fromming C ^a   Ponater, M ^a   Dahlmann, K ^a   Grewe, V ^a   Lee, D S ^b   Sausen, R ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE;

CHEMICAL PERTURBATIONS; CLIMATE EFFECTS; CLIMATE IMPACTS; FLIGHT ALTITUDES; LINEAR RESPONSE; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; NET IMPACT; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; ROUTE PLANNING; SHORT-LIVED SPECIES; SURFACE TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE RESPONSE; TIME HORIZONS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

AIRCRAFT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EMISSION; METHANE; RADIATIVE FORCING; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 84867511247     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018204     Document Type: Article

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