Simulated responses of terrestrial aridity to black carbon and sulfate aerosols

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 785-794

  Lin, L ^a,b   Gettelman, A ^b   Xu, Y ^b   Fu, Q ^a,c  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ARIDITY; BLACK CARBON; CLIMATE MODELING; COOLING; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADIATIVE FORCING; SULFATE; SURFACE ENERGY; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EID: 84958249938     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD024100     Document Type: Article

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