Interactive coupling of regional climate and sulfate aerosol models over eastern Asia

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D6, 1999, Pages 6477-6499

  Qian, Yun ^a,d   Giorgi, Filippo ^b,c  

^a Global Change System for Analysis   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^d START TEA Regional Research Center   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLIMATE MODELING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SULFATE;

(EAST); ASIA;

EID: 0033608679     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02347     Document Type: Article

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