Anthropogenic aerosol forcing of Atlantic tropical storms

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 534-539

  Dunstone, N J ^a   Smith, D M ^a   Booth, B B B ^a   Hermanson, L ^a   Eade, R ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE MODELING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; STORM SURGE; TIMESCALE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; VOLCANIC AEROSOL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84879751361     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1854     Document Type: Article

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