Contrasting the direct radiative effect and direct radiative forcing of aerosols

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 5513-5527

  Heald, C L ^a,b   Ridley, D A ^a   Kroll, J H ^a   Barrett, S R H ^a   Cady Pereira, K E ^c   Alvarado, M J ^c   Holmes, C D ^d  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL FORMATION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; ENERGY BALANCE; RADIATIVE FORCING; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 84901921855     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-5513-2014     Document Type: Article

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