Seasonal variation of middle atmospheric CH4 and H2O with a new chemical-dynamical model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 3503-3526

  Summers, Michael E ^a   Siskind, D E ^a   Bacmeister, J T ^a   Conway, R R ^a   Zasadil, S E ^b   Strobel, D F ^c  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Computational Physics Inc ^*  (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL DYNAMICAL MODEL; GRAVITY WAVE; LATENT HEAT; METHANE; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY WAVE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER;

EID: 1842269492     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd02971     Document Type: Article

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