The implementation of the CLaMS Lagrangian transport core into the chemistry climate model EMAC 2.40.1: Application on age of air and transport of long-lived trace species

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2639-2651

  Hoppe, C M ^a,c   Hoffmann, L ^a   Konopka, P ^a   Groo, J U ^a   Ploeger, F ^a   Gunther G ^a   Jockel P ^b   Muller R ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; CLIMATE MODELING; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLAR VORTEX; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STRATOSPHERE; TRACE GAS;

ARCTIC;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 84911383113     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-7-2639-2014     Document Type: Article

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