TRACE A Trajectory intercomparison 2. Isentropic and kinematic methods

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 23927-23939

  Fuelberg, Henry E ^a   Loring Jr , Robert O ^a   Watson, Mark V ^a   Sinha, M C ^a   Pickering, Kenneth E ^b   Thompson, Anne M ^b   Sachse, Glen W ^c   Blake, Donald R ^d   Schoeberl, Mark R ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECMWF; ISENTROPIC TRAJECTORY; KINEMATIC TRAJECTORY; METHOD COMPARISON; TRACE A; TRAJECTORY;

ATLANTIC, (SOUTH);

EID: 0030370349     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jd02122     Document Type: Article

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