A nested grid formulation for chemical transport over Asia: Applications to CO

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 1-20

  Wang, Yuxuan X ^a   McElroy, Michael B ^a   Jacob, Daniel J ^a   Yantosca, Robert M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CO; Model resolution; Nested grid

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CARBON MONOXIDE; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; WORLD;

EID: 14344266959     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005237     Document Type: Article

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