An evaluation of deep convective mixing in the Goddard Chemical Transport Model using International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project cloud parameters

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 25467-25476

  Allen, Dale J ^a   Pickering, Kenneth E ^a   Molod, Andrea ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b GENERAL SCIENCES CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODEL; DEEP CONVECTION; DEEP CONVECTIVE MIXING; GODDARD; ISCCP; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0031409165     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd02401     Document Type: Article

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