The global middle-atmosphere aerosol model MAECHAM5-SAM2: comparison with satellite and in-situ observations

In this paper we investigate results from a three-dimensional middle-atmosphere aerosol-climate model which has been developed to study the evolution of stratospheric aerosols. Here we focus on the stratospheric background period and evaluate several key quantities of the global distribution of stra...

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Main Authors: R. Hommel, C. Timmreck, H. F. Graf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-09-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/4/809/2011/gmd-4-809-2011.pdf