The impact of humidity above stratiform clouds on indirect aerosol climate forcing

Andrew S. Ackerman; M.P. Kirkpatrick; David E. Stevens; O. B. Toon

doi:10.1038/nature03174

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Year: 2004
Type: article
Volume: 432
Issue: 7020
Pages: 1014-1017
Citations: 885
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                                    Andrew S. Ackerman, 
                                
                                    M.P. Kirkpatrick, 
                                
                                    David E. Stevens
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2004). 
                            The impact of humidity above stratiform clouds on indirect aerosol climate forcing. 
                            Nature
                            , 432
                            (7020)
                            , 1014-1017.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature03174
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature03174