Simulation of black carbon in snow and its climate impact in the Canadian Global Climate Model

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 10887-10904

  Namazi, M ^a,b   Von Salzen, K ^a   Cole, J N S ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK CARBON; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GLOBAL CLIMATE; MIXING RATIO; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; SNOW;

CANADA;

EID: 84942783479     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-10887-2015     Document Type: Article

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