Simulation of polar stratospheric clouds in the specified dynamics version of the whole atmosphere community climate model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4991-5002

  Wegner, T ^a   Kinnison, D E ^b   Garcia, R R ^b   Solomon, S ^c  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate modeling; polar ozone; polar stratospheric clouds

Indexed keywords

MIXTURES; NITRIC ACID; SUPERSATURATION; WATER VAPOR;

CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR WITH ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATIONS; POLAR OZONE; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SUPERCOOLED TERNARY SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; WHOLE ATMOSPHERE COMMUNITY CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE MODELING; GAS PHASE REACTION; LIDAR; NITRIC ACID; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; POLARIZATION; SIMULATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUPERSATURATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER VAPOR; WINTER;

EID: 84881126019     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50415     Document Type: Article

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