Evolution of water vapor concentrations and stratospheric age of air in coupled chemistry-climate model simulations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 905-921

  Austin, John ^a   Wilson, John ^a   Li, Feng ^a   Vömel, Holger ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; HALOGEN ELEMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER VAPOR;

COUPLED CHEMISTRY-CLIMATE MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL UPWELLING;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; HALOGEN ELEMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; GREENHOUSE GAS; HALOGEN; METHANE; STRATOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 33947669004     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3866.1     Document Type: Article

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