Interactive ozone induces a negative feedback in co2 -driven climate change simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1796-1805

  Dietmuller S ^a   Ponater, M ^a   Sausen, R ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; FEEDBACK; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; TUNGSTEN; WATER VAPOR;

CLIMATE CHANGE SIMULATIONS; CLIMATE CHEMISTRY INTERACTION; CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; FEEDBACK MECHANISMS; REFERENCE CONCENTRATION; STRATOSPHERIC OZONE; TROPOSPHERIC OZONE; WATER VAPOR FEEDBACKS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE MODELING; DAMPING; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84896985019     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020575     Document Type: Article

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