Radiative forcing and climate response due to the presence of black carbon in cloud droplets

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3662-3675

  Wang, Zhili ^a   Zhang, Hua ^b   Li, Jiangnan ^c   Jing, Xianwen ^b   Lu, Peng ^d  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b China Meteorological Administration   (China)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d Jiangsu Climate Center   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMMERCE; DROPS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RAIN; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CLOUD OPTICAL PROPERTIES; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; MAXWELL GARNETT MIXING RULES; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; SURFACE TEMPERATURE CHANGES; SURFACE WIND ANOMALIES; TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERES;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BLACK CARBON; CLOUD DROPLET; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HEATING; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIATIVE FORCING; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

AFRICA; ASIA; EUROPE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84881089234     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.503122013     Document Type: Article

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