WRF-CMAQ two-way coupled system with aerosol feedback: Software development and preliminary results

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 299-312

  Wong, D C ^a   Pleim, J ^a   Mathur, R ^a   Binkowski, F ^b   Otte, T ^a   Gilliam, R ^a   Pouliot, G ^a   Xiu, A ^b   Young, J O ^a   Kang, D ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Computer Sciences Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIATION BALANCE; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84868519092     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-5-299-2012     Document Type: Article

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