Impact of uncertainties in atmospheric mixing on simulated UTLS composition and related radiative effects

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 16, 2012, Pages

  Riese, M ^a   Ploeger, F ^a   Rap, A ^b   Vogel, B ^a   Konopka, P ^a   Dameris, M ^c   Forster, P ^b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Deutsches Zentrum Fr Luft und Raumfahrt Institut fur Physik der Atmosphre ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERICS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; METEOROLOGY; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VAPORS;

ATMOSPHERIC FLOWS; ATMOSPHERIC MIXING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL LAGRANGIAN MODEL OF THE STRATOSPHERES; CLIMATE SYSTEM; HORIZONTAL STRAIN; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; NITROUS OXIDE; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; STEEP GRADIENTS; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE EXCHANGE; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL SHEAR;

MIXING;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; GREENHOUSE GAS; MIXING; OZONE; RADIATIVE FORCING; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 84865731917     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017751     Document Type: Article

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