Effects of Arctic haze on surface cloud radiative forcing

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 557-564

  Zhao, Chuanfeng ^a,b   Garrett, Timothy J ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JOINT CENTER FOR GLOBAL CHANGE STUDIES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

aerosol indirect effect; Arctic clouds; cloud radiative forcing; haze aerosols; North Slope of Alaska

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COOLING; ICE CONTROL; SEA ICE;

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT; ARCTIC CLOUDS; ATMOSPHERIC FEEDBACKS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA; RADIATIVE IMPACTS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

AEROSOL; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; COOLING; HAZE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84923533017     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL062015     Document Type: Article

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