Climate sensitivity in the anthropocene

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 139, Issue 674, 2013, Pages 1121-1131

  Previdi, M ^a   Liepert, B G ^b   Peteet, D ^a,c   Hansen, J ^c,d   Beerling, D J ^e   Broccoli, A J ^f   Frolking, S ^g   Galloway, J N ^h   Heimann, M ⁱ   Le Quere C ^j   Levitus, S ^k   Ramaswamy, V ^k  

^a International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^d Center for International Forestry Research   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^f RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

ⁱ MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^k NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Anthropocene; Carbon cycle; Climate sensitivity; Radiative feedbacks; Radiative forcing

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOCENE; ANTHROPOGENIC FORCING; CARBON CYCLES; CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; CONTINENTAL ICE SHEET; GLOBAL SURFACE TEMPERATURE; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES; RADIATIVE FORCINGS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEEDBACK; GLACIERS; GREENHOUSE GASES; SEA ICE; SOLAR RADIATION;

EARTH (PLANET);

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE FORCING; ENERGY BALANCE; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITROGEN CYCLE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATIVE FORCING; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84880701218     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2165     Document Type: Review

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