Global mass fixer algorithms for conservative tracer transport in the ECMWF model

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 965-979

  Diamantakis, M ^a   Flemming, J ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HUMIDITY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TRACER;

EID: 84901298200     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-7-965-2014     Document Type: Article

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