Human and natural influences on the changing thermal structure of the atmosphere

Since the late 1970s, satellite-based instruments have monitored global changes in atmospheric temperature. These measurements reveal multidecadal tropospheric warming and stratospheric cooling, punctuated by short-term volcanic signals of reverse sign. Similar long- and short-term temperature signa...

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Main Authors: Santer, Benjamin D. (Author), Painter, Jeffrey F. (Author), Bonfils, Celine (Author), Mears, Carl A. (Author), Solomon, Susan (Contributor), Wigley, Tom M. L. (Author), Gleckler, Peter J. (Author), Schmidt, Gavin A. (Author), Doutriaux, Charles (Author), Gillett, Nathan P. (Author), Taylor, Karl E. (Author), Thorne, Peter W. (Author), Wentz, Frank J. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 2014-08-29T12:42:12Z.
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