Sensitivity of radiative forcing, ocean heat uptake, and climate feedback to changes in anthropogenic greenhouse gases and aerosols

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 9837-9854

  Paynter, D ^a   Frolicher T L ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE MODELING; ENERGY BUDGET; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEAT FLOW; RADIATIVE FORCING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EID: 84945445981     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023364     Document Type: Article

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