Effects of biomass burning on climate, accounting for heat and moisture fluxes, black and brown carbon, and cloud absorption effects

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 8980-9002

  Jacobson, Mark Z ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CORRELATION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GLOBAL WARMING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84911871617     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD021861     Document Type: Article

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