Numerical study of tracers transport by a mesoscale convective system over West Africa

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 731-747

  Barthe, C ^a   Mari, C ^b   Chaboureau, J P ^b   Tulet, P ^a,c   Roux, F ^b   Pinty, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (Convective processes)

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CLOUD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; METEOROLOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; TRACER; UPDRAFT; VERTICAL PROFILE;

NIGER [WEST AFRICA];

EID: 79955696683     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-29-731-2011     Document Type: Article

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