Biases in modeled surface snow BC mixing ratios in prescribed-aerosol climate model runs

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 11697-11709

  Doherty, S J ^a   Bitz, C M ^a   Flanner, M G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; BLACK CARBON; CLIMATE MODELING; MIXING RATIO; RADIATIVE FORCING; SNOW; SNOWMELT;

ARCTIC; EURASIA; GREENLAND; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84906655684     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-11697-2014     Document Type: Article

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