A comparison of the lower stratospheric age spectra derived from a general circulation model and two data assimilation systems

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Schoeberl, Mark R ^a   Douglass, Anne R ^a   Zhu, Zhengxin ^b   Pawson, Steven ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Age spectrum; Age of air; Assimilation models; Stratospheric transport; Tropical isolation

Indexed keywords

AGE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0346069104     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002652     Document Type: Article

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