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Pickering et al. 1995

Pickering, K.E., Thompson, A.M., Tao, W., Rood, R.B., McNamara, D.P. and Molod, A.M. (1995). Vertical transport by convective clouds: Comparisons of three modeling approaches. Geophysical Research Letters 22: doi: 10.1029/95GL00889. issn: 0094-8276.

We have performed a preliminary comparison of the GEOS-1 (Goddard Earth Observing System) data assimilation system convective cloud mass fluxes with fluxes from a cloud-resolving model (the Goddard Cumulus Ensemble Model, GCE). A squall line case study (10--11 June 1985 Oklahoma PRESTORM episode) is the basis of the comparison. Regional (central U. S.) monthly total convective mass flux for June 1985 from GEOS-1 compares favorably with estimates from a statistical/dynamical approach using GCE simulations and satellite-derived cloud observations. The GEOS-1 convective mass fluxes produce reasonable estimates of monthly-averaged regional convective venting of CO from the boundary layer at least in an urban-influenced continental region, suggesting that they can be used in tracer transport simulations. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1995

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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Troposphere—constituent transport and chemistry, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Convective processes, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Numerical modeling and data assimilation, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Pollution—urban and regional

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Geophysical Research Letters
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