TRACE A trajectory intercomparison 1. Effects of different input analyses

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 23909-23925

  Pickering, Kenneth E ^a   Thompson, Anne M ^a,b   McNamara, Donna P ^b   Schoeberl, Mark R ^b   Fuelberg, Henry E ^c   Loring Jr , Robert O ^c   Watson, Mark V ^c   Fakhruzzaman, Khan ^d   Bachmeier, A Scott ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ECMWF; NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL CENTER; TRACE A; TRAJECTORY;

EID: 0030357427     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jd03297     Document Type: Article

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