Trends in the CERES dataset, 2000-13: The effects of sea ice and jet shifts and comparison to climate models

Journal of Climate

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2444-2456

  Hartmann, Dennis L ^a   Ceppi, Paulo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic Oscillation; Climate change; Climate sensitivity; Cloud radiative effects; Radiation budgets; Snow cover

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SUN;

ANTARCTIC OSCILLATION; CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; CLOUD RADIATIVE EFFECTS; RADIATION BUDGET; SNOW COVERS;

SEA ICE;

ANTARCTIC OSCILLATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIATION BUDGET; SEA ICE; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SNOW COVER; SOLAR RADIATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84896071856     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00411.1     Document Type: Article

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