On the "well-mixed" assumption and numerical 2-D tracing of atmospheric moisture

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5567-5585

  Goessling, H F ^a,b,c   Reick, C H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAX PLANCK RESEARCH SCHOOL ON EARTH SYSTEM MODELLING   (Germany)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TRACER; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84879030310     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-5567-2013     Document Type: Article

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