Stratosphere-troposphere transport in a numerical simulation of midlatitute convection

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Chagnon, Jeffrey M ^a   Gray, Suzanne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; METEOROLOGY; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VORTICITY;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DILUTION; PARAMETERIZATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SIMULATION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249722026     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007265     Document Type: Article

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