The effect of aerosols and sea surface temperature on China’s climate in the late twentieth century from ensembles of global climate simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 2261-2279

  Folini, D ^a   Wild, M ^a  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON BUDGET; CLIMATE EFFECT; GLOBAL CLIMATE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RESEARCH INSTITUTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOLAR RADIATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WARMING;

CHINA; GERMANY; HAMBURG [GERMANY];

EID: 84927644020     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022851     Document Type: Article

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