Effects of model chemistry and data biases on stratospheric ozone assimilation

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2917-2935

  Coy, L ^a   Allen, D R ^b   Eckermann, S D ^a   McCormack, J P ^a   Stajner, I ^c,d   Hogan, T F ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DORDT COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DATA ASSIMILATION; FORECASTING METHOD; NOISE; OZONE; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 34250197946     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-2917-2007     Document Type: Article

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