Direct and semi-direct aerosol effects in the NASA GEOS-5 AGCM: Aerosol-climate interactions due to prognostic versus prescribed aerosols

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 149-169

  Randles, C A ^a,b   Colarco, P R ^b   Da Silva, A ^b  

^a MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

absorbing aerosols; aerosol; aerosol direct effect; aerosol semi direct effect; aerosol climate interactions; prognostic aerosols

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLIMATOLOGY; NASA;

ABSORBING AEROSOL; AEROSOL DISTRIBUTION; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL-CLIMATE INTERACTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; DYNAMICAL RESPONSE; GODDARD EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEMS; OCEANIC ENVIRONMENTS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; EOS; HADLEY CELL; HUMIDITY; NSCAT; OPTICAL DEPTH; TIMESCALE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 84877978670     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018388     Document Type: Article

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