Nonlinear effects of coexisting surface and atmospheric forcing of anthropogenic absorbing aerosols: Impact on the South Asian Monsoon onset

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 5594-5607

  Lee, Shao Yi ^a   Shin, Ho Jleong ^b   Wang, Chien ^b  

^a SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate models; Hurricanes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC HEATING; EARTH SYSTEM MODEL; INDIAN SUBCONTINENTS; LATENT HEAT RELEASE; MOIST STATIC ENERGY; MONSOON CIRCULATIONS; RADIATIVE EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK; HURRICANES;

ABSORPTION COOLING;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; HURRICANE; MONSOON;

EID: 84881241795     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00741.1     Document Type: Article

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