Sensitivity of Global Modeling Initiative model predictions of Antarctic ozone recovery to input meteorological fields

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 15, 2004, Pages

  Considine, David B ^a   Connell, Peter S ^b   Bergmann, Daniel J ^b   Rotman, Douglas A ^b   Strahan, Susan E ^c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ozone; Recovery; Stratosphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DATA ASSIMILATION; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 6444224965     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004487     Document Type: Article

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