Climate response to externally mixed black carbon as a function of altitude

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2913-2927

  Samset, B H ^a   Myhre, G ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BLACK CARBON; CIRCULATION MODELING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD COVER; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 84928603536     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022849     Document Type: Article

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