Variability of the surface radiation budget over the United States from 1996 through 2011 from high-quality measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-53

  Augustine, John A ^a   Dutton, Ellsworth G ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; surface radiation budget

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MOISTURE;

HIGH-QUALITY MEASUREMENTS; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; NATURAL VARIABILITY; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY; SURFACE ENERGY FLUXES; SURFACE RADIATION BUDGET; TEMPERATURE TRENDS;

RADIATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD COVER; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENERGY FLUX; RADIATION BUDGET; SIGNAL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874652925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018551     Document Type: Article

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