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Cermak et al. 2010

Cermak, J., M. Wild, R. Knutti, M.I. Mishchenko, and A.K. Heidinger, 2010: Consistency of global satellite-derived aerosol and cloud data sets with recent brightening observations. Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L21704, doi:10.1029/2010GL044632.

Solar radiation at the Earth surface has increased over land and ocean since about 1990 ("global brightening"). An analysis of various global (ocean only) aerosol and (global) cloud data sets from geostationary and polar orbiting satellites is performed to determine whether changes in these quantities have occurred in accordance with "global brightening", and to analyse the global distribution of these changes. Change-point detection and trend analysis are employed in the analysis. In a period from the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s, aerosol optical depth is found to have started declining in the early 1990s, while cloud data sets do not agree on trends. Ångström exponent data seem to suggest changes in pollution.

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@article{ce07000g,
  author={Cermak, J. and Wild, M. and Knutti, R. and Mishchenko, M. I. and Heidinger, A. K.},
  title={Consistency of global satellite-derived aerosol and cloud data sets with recent brightening observations},
  year={2010},
  journal={Geophysical Research Letters},
  volume={37},
  pages={L21704},
  doi={10.1029/2010GL044632},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - ce07000g
AU  - Cermak, J.
AU  - Wild, M.
AU  - Knutti, R.
AU  - Mishchenko, M. I.
AU  - Heidinger, A. K.
PY  - 2010
TI  - Consistency of global satellite-derived aerosol and cloud data sets with recent brightening observations
JA  - Geophys. Res. Lett.
JO  - Geophysical Research Letters
VL  - 37
SP  - L21704
DO  - 10.1029/2010GL044632
ER  -

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