A modeling study of an East Asian convective complex during March 2001

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 15, 2004, Pages

  Hitchman, Matthew H ^a   Buker, Marcus L ^a   Tripoli, Gregory J ^a   Pierce, R B ^b   Al Saadi, J A ^b   Browell, E V ^b   Avery, Melody A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ozone transport; Stratosphere troposphere exchange

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION;

ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 6444244168     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004312     Document Type: Article

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