Adjusted radiative forcing and global radiative feedbacks in CNRM-CM5, a closure of the partial decomposition

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 42, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 1807-1818

  Geoffroy, Olivier ^a   Saint Martin, David ^a   Voldoire, Aurore ^a   Salas y Mélia, David ^a   Sénési, Stéphane ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Climate sensitivity; Forcing adjustment; Partial radiative perturbation; Radiative feedback

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE MODELING; RADIATIVE FORCING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84897578102     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1741-9     Document Type: Article

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