A 39-yr survey of cloud changes from land stations worldwide 1971-2009: Long-term trends, relation to aerosols, and expansion of the tropical belt

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1286-1303

  Eastman, Ryan ^a   Warren, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LONG-TERM TREND; MONSOONAL PRECIPITATION; NORTHERN CHINA; NORTHERN EURASIA; POLEWARD SHIFT; SIMILAR ANALYSIS; TOTAL CLOUD COVER; WEATHER STATIONS;

AEROSOLS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

AEROSOL; CLOUD COVER; CUMULUS; DROUGHT; JET STREAM; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

CHINA; EURASIA; INDIA;

EID: 84874920404     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00280.1     Document Type: Article

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