Tropospheric aerosol microphysics simulation with assimilated meteorology: Model description and intermodel comparison

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3149-3168

  Trivitayanurak, W ^a   Adams, P J ^a   Spracklen, D V ^b,c   Carslaw, K S ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMISSION INVENTORY; METEOROLOGY; SEA SALT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 45849147664     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-3149-2008     Document Type: Article

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