The importance of the montreal protocol in protecting Earth's hydroclimate

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4049-4068

  Wu, Yutian ^a   Polvani, Lorenzo M ^b,c   Seager, Richard ^d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; Greenhouse gases; Hydrology; Ozone

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION CHANGES; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFCS); COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; HIGH-LATITUDE REGIONS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERIC OZONE DEPLETION; ULTRAVIOLET-B RADIATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; CLIMATOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; OZONE; OZONE LAYER;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CFC; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; MONTREAL PROTOCOL; OZONE DEPLETION; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 84876125130     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00675.1     Document Type: Article

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