The observed hemispheric symmetry in reflected shortwave irradiance

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 468-477

  Voigt, Aiko ^a   Stevens, Bjorn ^a   Bader, Jürgen ^a   Mauritsen, Thorsten ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE SYSTEM; DATA SETS; EARTH SYSTEMS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENERGY-BALANCED; LONG WAVES; NONTRIVIAL PROPERTIES; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TOP OF ATMOSPHERES;

CLIMATE CONTROL; CLIMATOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; CLIMATE MODELING; IRRADIANCE; LONGWAVE RADIATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 84872974209     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00132.1     Document Type: Article

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