Stratospheric dynamics andmidlatitude jets under geoengineering with space mirrors and sulfate and titania aerosols

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 414-429

  Ferraro, A J ^a,b   Charlton Perez, A J ^a   Highwood, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ALTITUDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL CHANGE; JET; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SOLAR RADIATION; STRATOSPHERE; SULFATE; TITANITE; VORTICITY;

EID: 84923117988     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022734     Document Type: Article

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