The effects of mixing on age of air

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 7015-7034

  Garny, H ^a   Birner, T ^b   Bonisch H ^c   Bunzel, F ^d  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

BREWER-DOBSON CIRCULATION; CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS; LAGRANGIAN MODELS; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; LOWERMOST STRATOSPHERE; MIXING EFFICIENCY; RESIDUAL CIRCULATIONS; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

MIXING;

EID: 84904743527     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD021417     Document Type: Article

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