Evaluating transport in the WRF model along the California coast

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1837-1852

  Yver, C E ^a   Graven, H D ^a   Lucas, D D ^b   Cameron Smith, P J ^b   Keeling, R F ^a   Weiss, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION INVENTORY; HALOCARBON; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84886066119     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-1837-2013     Document Type: Article

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