Implementation of a convective atmospheric boundary layer scheme in a tropospheric chemistry transport model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D19, 1999, Pages 23729-23745

  Wang, K Y ^a   Pyle, J A ^a   Sanderson, M G ^a   Bridgeman, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE MODELING; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 85045784424     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900383     Document Type: Article

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