Microphysical and radiative changes in cirrus clouds by geoengineering the stratosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4533-4548

  Cirisan, A ^a   Spichtinger, P ^b   Luo, B P ^a   Weisenstein, D K ^c   Wernli, H ^a   Lohmann, U ^a   Peter, T ^a  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cirrus clouds; cloud radiative forcing; geoengineering; stratosphere troposphere exchange

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; COOLING; DROPS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; RADIATION EFFECTS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SUN; TROPOSPHERE;

CIRRUS CLOUDS; CLOUD RADIATIVE EFFECTS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; GEOENGINEERING; RADIATION TRANSFER MODEL; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE EXCHANGE; STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITIES;

CLOUDS;

CIRRUS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; COOLING; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMIDITY; MIXING RATIO; SOLAR RADIATION; STRATOSPHERE; SULFATE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84881190938     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50388     Document Type: Article

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