Chemistry-climate interactions in the Goddard Institute for Space Studies general circulation model: 1. Tropospheric chemistry model description and evaluation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D8, 2001, Pages 8047-8075

  Shindell, Drew T ^a,c   Grenfell, J Lee ^a,c   Rind, David ^a,c   Grewe, Volker ^a,c,d   Price, Colin ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies   (United States)

^d GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; OZONE; TROPOSPHERE;

ARCTIC; ASIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034949960     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900704     Document Type: Review

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