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Development and technical paper
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08 Nov 2014
Development and technical paper |
| 08 Nov 2014
Gaseous chemistry and aerosol mechanism developments for version 3.5.1 of the online regional model, WRF-Chem
S. Archer-Nicholls
Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
S. Utembe
School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
National Centre of Atmospheric Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
R. A. Zaveri
Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA
J. D. Fast
Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA
Ø. Hodnebrog
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Norway
now at: Centre for International climate and Environmental Research-Oslo (CICERO), Oslo, Norway
H. Denier van der Gon
Department of Climate, Air, and Sustainability, TNO, Utrecht, the Netherlands
G. McFiggans
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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