Technical note: Estimating aerosol effects on cloud radiative forcing

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 9971-9974

  Ghan, S J ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ALBEDO; CLEAR SKY; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 84885572346     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-9971-2013     Document Type: Article

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