Evaluation of black carbon semi-direct radiative effect in a climate model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4715-4728

  Li, Jiangnan ^a   Von Salzen, Knut ^a   Peng, Yiran ^a   Zhang, Hua ^b   Liang, Xin Zhong ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b China Meteorological Administration   (China)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

black carbon; black carbon inclusion in cloud droplets; semi direct effect

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROPS;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; BLACK CARBON; CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS; CLOUD DROPLETS; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; SEMI-DIRECT EFFECT; TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AEROSOL; BLACK CARBON; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD; DROPLET; LATITUDE; OPTICAL DEPTH; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 84881114295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50327     Document Type: Article

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