Comparing MM5 radiative fluxes with observations gathered during the 1995 and 1999 Nashville southern oxidants studies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Zamora, R J ^a   Solomon, S ^a   Dutton, E G ^a   Bao, J W ^a   Trainer, M ^a   Portmann, R W ^a   White, A B ^b   Nelson, D W ^a   McNider, R T ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c University of Alabama in Huntsville   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary layer processes; Land atmosphere interactions; Numerical modeling; Radiative processes

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BOUNDARY LAYER; OXIDANT; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 0345462225     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002122     Document Type: Article

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