The impact of temperature resolution on trajectory modeling of stratospheric water vapour

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions

Volumn 14, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 29209-29236

  Wang, T ^a,b   Dessler, A E ^a   Schoeberl, M R ^c   Randel, W J ^d   Kim, J E ^e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; GPS; MODELING; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRAJECTORY; TROPOPAUSE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 85037729467     PISSN: 16807367     EISSN: 16807375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acpd-14-29209-2014     Document Type: Review

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