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A Coupled Model of Zonally Averaged Dynamics, Radiation and Chemistry

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A brief review is given of the three generations of 2-D models used in chemical transport studies, with emphasis on the “third generation”, coupled models in both isobaric and isentropic coordinates.

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, 13676, USA

    K. K. Tung

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  1. Department of Physics, University of L’Aquila, Italy

    Guido Visconti

  2. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, USA

    Rolando Garcia

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Tung, K.K. (1987). A Coupled Model of Zonally Averaged Dynamics, Radiation and Chemistry. In: Visconti, G., Garcia, R. (eds) Transport Processes in the Middle Atmosphere. NATO ASI Series, vol 213. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3973-8_13

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