A modified band approach for the accurate calculation of online photolysis rates in stratospheric-tropospheric Chemical Transport Models

Here we present an efficient and accurate method for the online calculation of photolysis rates relevant to both the stratosphere and troposphere for use in global Chemistry Transport Models and General Circulation Models. The method is a modified version of the band model introduced by Landgraf and...

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Published in:Atmospheric chemistry and physics 2006-09, Vol.6 (12), p.4137-4161
Main Authors: Williams, J. E., Landgraf, J., Bregman, A., Walter, H. H.
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