Extensive closed cell marine stratocumulus downwind of europe—a large aerosol cloud mediated radiative effect or forcing?

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 6098-6116

  Goren, Tom ^a   Rosenfeld, Daniel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE DATA; SOLAR RADIATION; STRATOCUMULUS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EUROPE;

EID: 84944882022     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023176     Document Type: Article

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