Is the recent build-up of atmospheric CO2 over Europe reproduced by models. Part 2: An overview with the atmospheric mesoscale transport model CHIMERE

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-25

  Aulagnier, C ^a   Rayner, P ^a   Ciais, P ^a   Vautard, R ^a   Rivier, L ^a   Ramonet, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BOUNDARY LAYER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); OBSERVATIONAL METHOD;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); EUROPE;

EID: 77954369044     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2009.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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