Diagnosing shortwave cryosphere radiative effect and its 21st century evolution in CESM

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1356-1362

  Perket, Justin ^a   Flanner, Mark G ^a   Kay, Jennifer E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; SNOW; SOLAR ENERGY;

ALBEDO FEEDBACKS; CRRE; CRYOSPHERE; ICE LOSS; SNOW REFLECTANCE;

SEA ICE;

ALBEDO; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CRYOSPHERE; ICE SHEET; INSOLATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; REFLECTANCE; SEA ICE; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SNOW COVER; TWENTIETH CENTURY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

EID: 84899001981     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD021139     Document Type: Article

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