Quantifying components of aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions in climate models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 7599-7615

  Zelinka, Mark D ^a   Andrews, Timothy ^b   Forster, Piers M ^c   Taylor, Karl E ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aerosol cloud interactions; aerosol radiation interactions; APRP method; effective radiative forcing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

AEROSOL ABSORPTION; AEROSOL SCATTERING; AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTION; AEROSOL-RADIATION INTERACTIONS; ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOLS; APRP METHOD; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; RADIATIVE FORCINGS;

AEROSOLS;

EID: 84904727875     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD021710     Document Type: Article

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