The effect of regional changes in anthropogenic aerosols on rainfall of the East Asian Summer Monsoon

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1521-1534

  Guo, L ^a   Highwood, E J ^a   Shaffrey, L C ^a   Turner, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; BLACK CARBON; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADIATIVE FORCING; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

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EID: 84873924899     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-1521-2013     Document Type: Article

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