An empirical model of global climate-Part 1: A critical evaluation of volcanic cooling

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3997-4031

  Canty, T ^a   Mascioli, N R ^a,c   Smarte, M D ^a,d   Salawitch, R J ^a,b  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^d California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FORMATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COOLING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HADLEY CELL; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OVERTURN; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; VOLCANIC CLOUD; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CENTRAL LUZON; CHIAPAS; EAST ANGLIA; EL CHICHON; ENGLAND; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; LUZON; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MOUNT PINATUBO; PHILIPPINES; QUEZALTENANGO; SANTA MARIA VOLCANO; UNITED KINGDOM; ZAMBALES;

PINATUBO;

EID: 84887147386     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-3997-2013     Document Type: Article

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