What do we learn about bromoform transport and chemistry in deep convection from fine scale modelling?

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 6073-6093

  Marecal V ^a   Pirre, M ^b   Krysztofiak, G ^b   Hamer, P D ^a   Josse, B ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BOUNDARY LAYER; BROMINE; CHLORINE; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; HALOGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 84864267123     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-6073-2012     Document Type: Article

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