A set of diagnostic for evaluating chemistry-climate models in the extratropical tropopause region

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Pan, Liwen L ^a   Wei, J C ^b,c   Kinnison, D E ^a   Garcia, R R ^a   Wuebbles, D J ^b   Brasseur, G P ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c QSS GROUP INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON MONOXIDE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; TRACE ELEMENTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELING; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 34347401078     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007792     Document Type: Article

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