README -- describes contents of HEMCO/AEIC2019/v2022-03 folder
21 Mar 2022
GEOS-Chem Support Team
geos-chem-support@g.harvard.edu


Description:
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Please see the "AEIC_2019_technical_note.pdf" (in this folder) for
information about how these emissions were prepared.


Data:
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2019/AEIC_2019MMDD.0.5x0.625.36L.nc
 -- Daily AEIC aircraft emissions for 2019.

2019-monmean/AEIC_monmean_2019MM.0.5x0.625.36L.nc
 -- Monthly mean AEIC emissions for 2019.

where MM=01..12 and DD=01..31

Please see the README files in the 2019 and 2019-MM subfolders for
more informations about the daily and monthly-mean data files.


References:
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