Error characterization of CO2 vertical mixing in the atmospheric transport model WRF-VPRM

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2441-2458

  Kretschmer, R ^a   Gerbig, C ^a   Karstens, U ^a   Koch, F T ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BOUNDARY LAYER; CARBON DIOXIDE; ERROR ANALYSIS; MIXING RATIO; PARAMETERIZATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VERTICAL MIXING;

EUROPE;

EID: 84857990977     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-2441-2012     Document Type: Article

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