Surface albedo feedbacks from climate variability and change

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2827-2834

  Colman, R A ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; SEA ICE; SNOW; SOLAR RADIATION;

CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; DECADAL VARIABILITY; MERIDIONAL DISTRIBUTION; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SNOW-ALBEDO FEEDBACKS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD CLIMATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS;

FEEDBACK;

ALBEDO; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE MODELING; DECADAL VARIATION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; RADIATIVE FORCING; SEA ICE; SEASONALITY; SNOW;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84882295655     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50230     Document Type: Article

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