Inclusion of biomass burning in WRF-Chem: Impact of wildfires on weather forecasts

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 5289-5303

  Grell, G ^a   Freitas, S R ^b   Stuefer, M ^c   Fast, J ^d  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BIOMASS BURNING; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WILDFIRE;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958130404     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-5289-2011     Document Type: Article

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