The Goddard multi-scale modeling system with unified physics

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3055-3064

  Tao, W K ^a   Anderson, D ^b   Chern, J ^a,c   Entin, J ^b   Hou, A ^a   Houser, P ^d   Kakar, R ^b   Lang, S ^a,e   Lau, W ^a   Peters Lidard, C ^a   Li, X ^a,c   Matsui, T ^a,c   Rienecker, M ^a   Schoeberl, M R ^a   Shen, B W ^a,f   Shi, J J ^a,c   Zeng, X ^a,c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition and structure (Aerosols and particles; Cloud physics and chemistry); Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (Precipitation)

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 77957568314     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-3055-2009     Document Type: Article

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