Three-dimensional variations of atmospheric CO2: Aircraft measurements and multi-transport model simulations

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 13359-13375

  Niwa, Y ^a   Patra, P K ^b   Sawa, Y ^a   MacHida, T ^c   Matsueda, H ^a   Belikov, D ^c   Maki, T ^a   Ikegami, M ^d   Imasu, R ^e   Maksyutov, S ^c   Oda, T ^c,f,g   Satoh, M ^b,e   Takigawa, M ^b  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

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

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^d JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^f Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^g EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE FLUX; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 84555220668     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-13359-2011     Document Type: Article

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