The sensitivity of a model of the ambient stratosphere to empirical inputs
Abstract
The usefulness of a general application of sensitivity studies to the modeling of the ambient stratosphere using the GSFC steady-state photochemistry model is examined. The comparison of theoretical model results with field measurements of trace species is used to assess the applicability of the model to the stratosphere, to help determine the eddy diffusion profile, and to validate mechanisms within the photochemistry of the model. Specific examples of each are discussed and the results of a comprehensive sensitivity study used to elucidate certain points about the comparison are analyzed.
- Publication:
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In WMO Geophys. Aspects and Consequences of Changes in the Composition of the Stratosphere
- Pub Date:
- 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978wmo..rept..221B
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Chemistry;
- Mathematical Models;
- Photochemical Reactions;
- Precision;
- Stratosphere;
- Chlorocarbons;
- Fluorocarbons;
- Ozone;
- Turbulent Diffusion;
- Geophysics