Relationships among top-of-atmosphere radiation and atmospheric state variables in observations and CESM

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 10074-10090

  Trenberth, Kevin E ^a   Zhang, Yongxin ^a   Fasullo, John T ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FEEDBACK; EL NINO; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WALKER CIRCULATION; WATER VAPOR;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84945453810     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023381     Document Type: Article

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