Comparison of the HadGEM2 climate-chemistry model against in situ and SCIAMACHY atmospheric methane data

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 13257-13280

  Hayman, G D ^a   O'Connor, F M ^b   Dalvi, M ^b   Clark, D B ^a   Gedney, N ^b   Huntingford, C ^a   Prigent, C ^c   Buchwitz, M ^d   Schneising, O ^d   Burrows, J P ^d   Wilson, C ^e   Richards, N ^e   Chipperfield, M ^e  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVISAT-1; METHANE; SCIAMACHY; SEASONALITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84918534482     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-13257-2014     Document Type: Article

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