Models versus radiosondes in the free atmosphere: A new detection and attribution analysis of temperature

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2609-2619

  Lott, F C ^a   Stott, P A ^a   Mitchell, D M ^b   Christidis, N ^a   Gillett, N P ^c   Haimberger, L ^d   Perlwitz, J ^e   Thorne, P W ^f  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f NOAA NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GASES; RADIOSONDES;

ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; ATMOSPHERE TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC COLUMNS; DETECTION AND ATTRIBUTIONS; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; SPATIO-TEMPORAL CHANGES; STRATOSPHERIC OZONE DEPLETION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; COOLING; DATA SET; DETECTION METHOD; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; IRRADIANCE; OZONE DEPLETION; RADIOSONDE; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPOSPHERE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876806601     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50255     Document Type: Article

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