Model sensitivity studies regarding the role of the retention coefficient for the scavenging and redistribution of highly soluble trace gases by deep convective cloud systems

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2027-2045

  Salzmann, M ^a   Lawrence, M G ^a   Phillips, V T J ^b   Donner, L J ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; FORECASTING METHOD; PERTURBATION; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRACE GAS; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 34247475716     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-2027-2007     Document Type: Article

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