Simulations of column-averaged CO 2 and CH 4 using the NIES TM with a hybrid sigma-isentropic (σ-θ) vertical coordinate

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: R. Sussmann, G. C. Toon, M. Schneider, M. Rettinger, T. Nakazawa, J. Notholt, I. Morino, E. Kyro, D. Griffith, S. Dohe, N. M. Deutscher, S. Aoki, V. Sherlock, S. Maksyutov, D. A. Belikov, P. O. Wennberg, D. Wunch
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2013
• Subjects: Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Orleans; Sodankylä
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-1713-2013; https://doaj.org/article/aab7cc1ed02443aba3f2f04a79f3933f

We have developed an improved version of the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) three-dimensional chemical transport model (TM) designed for accurate tracer transport simulations in the stratosphere, using a hybrid sigma-isentropic (σ-θ) vertical coordinate that employs both terrain...