Combined assimilation of IASI and MLS observations to constrain tropospheric and stratospheric ozone in a global chemical transport model

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 177-198

  Emili, E ^a   Barret, B ^c   Massart, S ^d   Le Flochmoen, E ^c   Piacentini, A ^a   El Amraoui, L ^b   Pannekoucke, O ^a,b   Cariolle, D ^a,b  

^a CERFACS   (France)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DATA ASSIMILATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; IASI; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; MONITORING SYSTEM; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OZONE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIATIVE FORCING; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84891926186     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-177-2014     Document Type: Article

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