Aerosol indirect effect dictated by liquid clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 24, 2016, Pages 14636-14650

  Christensen, Matthew W ^a   Chen, Yi Chun ^b   Stephens, Graeme L ^b  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CALIPSO; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLOUDSAT; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CUMULUS; FLUX MEASUREMENT; LIDAR; MODIS; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE SENSOR; SOLAR RADIATION; STRATIFORM CLOUD; WARMING;

EID: 85007404014     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016JD025245     Document Type: Article

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