Age of air in a zonally averaged two-dimensional model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D10, 1998, Pages 11263-11288

  Bacmeister, Julio T ^a   Siskind, David E ^a   Summers, Michael E ^a   Eckermann, Stephen D ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Computational Physics Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE OF AIR; ATMOSPHERIC AGE; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; HEATING; TROPICAL TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0032571980     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00277     Document Type: Article

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