Stratosphere-troposphere exchange: A model and method intercomparison

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Meloen, J ^a   Siegmund, P ^a   van Velthoven, P ^a   Kelder, H ^a,b   Sprenger, M ^c   Wernli, H ^c   Kentarchos, A ^d   Roelofs, G ^d   Feichter, J ^e   Land, C ^e   Forster, C ^f   James, P ^f   Stohl, A ^f   Collins, W ^g   Cristofanelli, O ^h  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^f TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^g MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^h CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Model intercomparison; Stratosphere troposphere exchange; Tracers; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; TRACER; TRAJECTORY;

EID: 0942289055     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002274     Document Type: Article

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