Intercomparison of tropospheric ozone models: Ozone transport in a complex tropopause folding event

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Roelofs, G J ^a   Kentarchos, A S ^a,b   Trickl, T ^c   Stohl, A ^d   Collins, W J ^e   Crowther, R A ^f   Hauglustaine, D ^g   Klonecki, A ^g   Law, K S ^f   Lawrence, M G ^h   von Kuhlmann, R ^h   van Weele, M ⁱ  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Environ Research Services   (Italy)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^g LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^h MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

ⁱ ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Numerical modeling; Stratosphere troposphere exchange; Tropospheric ozone

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION;

EID: 0942289054     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003462     Document Type: Article

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