On the uses of a new linear scheme for stratospheric methane in global models: Water source, transport tracer and radiative forcing

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 9641-9660

  Monge Sanz, B M ^a,b   Chipperfield, M P ^b   Untch, A ^c   Morcrette, J J ^c   Rap, A ^b   Simmons, A J ^c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; METHANE; RADIATIVE FORCING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; STRATOSPHERE; TRACER; TRANSPORT PROCESS; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84885146891     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-9641-2013     Document Type: Article

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