Effect of short-term solar ultraviolet flux variability in a coupled model of photochemistry and dynamics

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 491-509

  Zhu, Xun ^a   Yee, Jeng Hwa ^a   Talaat, Elsayed R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEATING; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

SOLAR ROTATION SIGNALS;

ATMOSPHERICS;

CLIMATE FORCING; IRRADIANCE; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0041820357     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<0491:EOSTSU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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