Development of the GEOS-5 atmospheric general circulation model: Evolution from MERRA to MERRA2

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1339-1356

  Molod, A ^a   Takacs, L ^b   Suarez, M ^c   Bacmeister, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; EOS; GRAVITY WAVE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 84929167850     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-8-1339-2015     Document Type: Article

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