Sensitivity of the WRF model simulation of the East Asian summer monsoon in 1993 to shortwave radiation schemes and ozone absorption

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 167-180

  Kim, Hyung Jin ^a   Wang, Bin ^b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

East Asian summer monsoon; maximum ozone height; model top layer; ozone absorption; shortwave radiation; WRF model

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954506675     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: 19767951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13143-011-0006-y     Document Type: Article

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