Spatial patterns of radiative forcing and surface temperature response

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 5385-5403

  Shindell, Drew T ^a   Faluvegi, Greg ^b   Rotstayn, Leon ^c   Milly, George ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; ENERGY BALANCE; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; GLOBAL CLIMATE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; RADIATIVE FORCING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84933279735     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022752     Document Type: Article

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