Detection limits of albedo changes induced by climate engineering

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 93-98

  Seidel, Dian J ^a   Feingold, Graham ^a   Jacobson, Andrew R ^b   Loeb, Norman ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Global Systems Division   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE MODELING; RADIATIVE FORCING; SOLAR RADIATION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CENTRAL LUZON; LUZON; MOUNT PINATUBO; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SUBTROPICAL); PHILIPPINES; ZAMBALES;

EID: 84896882525     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2076     Document Type: Review

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