A model study on the influence of overshooting convection on TTL water vapour

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 9833-9849

  Hassim, M E E ^a   Lane, T P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; SATURATION; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); STRATOSPHERE; SUBLIMATION; TRACER; TROPOPAUSE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 77958149247     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-9833-2010     Document Type: Article

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