Temperature and precipitation extremes in the United States: Quantifying the responses to anthropogenic aerosols and greenhouse gases+

Journal of Climate

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 2689-2701

  Mascioli, Nora R ^a   Fiore, Arlene M ^a   Previdi, Michael ^a   Correa, Gustavo ^a  

^a Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE MODELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; WATER RESOURCES;

ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOLS; CHEMISTRY-CLIMATE MODELS; EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; EXTREME TEMPERATURES; GREENHOUSE-GAS FORCING; PRECIPITATION EXTREMES; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; EXTREME EVENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84982694002     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0478.1     Document Type: Article

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