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DOI | 10.5194/acp-18-8873-2018 |
Comparison of ECHAM5/MESSy Atmospheric Chemistry (EMAC) simulations of the Arctic winter 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 with Envisat/MIPAS and Aura/MLS observations | |
Khosrawi, Farahnaz1; Kirner, Oliver2; Stiller, Gabriele1; Hoepfner, Michael1; Santee, Michelle L.3; Kellmann, Sylvia1; Braesicke, Peter1 | |
2018-06-25 | |
发表期刊 | ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS |
ISSN | 1680-7316 |
EISSN | 1680-7324 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 18期号:12页码:8873-8892 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Germany; USA |
英文摘要 | We present model simulations with the atmospheric chemistry-climate model ECHAM5/MESSy Atmospheric Chemistry (EMAC) nudged toward European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) ERA-Interim reanalyses for the Arctic winters 2009/2010 and 2010/2011. This study is the first to perform an extensive assessment of the performance of the EMAC model for Arctic winters as previous studies have only made limited evaluations of EMAC simulations which also were mainly focused on the Antarctic winter stratosphere. We have chosen the two extreme Arctic winters 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 to evaluate the formation of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) and the representation of the chemistry and dynamics of the polar winter stratosphere in EMAC. The EMAC simulations are compared to observations by the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Soundings (Envisat/MIPAS) and the observations from the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (Aura/MLS). The Arctic winter 2010/2011 was one of the coldest stratospheric winters on record, leading to the strongest depletion of ozone measured in the Arctic. The Arctic winter 2009/2010 was, from the climatological perspective, one of the warmest stratospheric winters on record. However, it was distinguished by an exceptionally cold stratosphere (colder than the climatological mean) from mid-December 2009 to mid-January 2010, leading to prolonged PSC formation and existence. Significant denitrification, the removal of HNO3 from the stratosphere by sedimentation of HNO3-containing polar stratospheric cloud particles, occurred in that winter. In our comparison, we focus on PSC formation and denitrification. The comparisons between EMAC simulations and satellite observations show that model and measurements compare well for these two Arctic winters (differences for HNO3 generally within +/- 20 %) and thus that EMAC nudged toward ECMWF ERA-Interim reanalyses is capable of giving a realistic representation of the evolution of PSCs and associated sequestration of gas-phase HNO3 in the polar winter stratosphere. However, simulated PSC volume densities are smaller than the ones derived from Envisat/MIPAS observations by a factor of 3-7. Further, PSCs in EMAC are not simulated as high up (in altitude) as they are observed. This underestimation of PSC volume density and vertical extension of the PSCs results in an underestimation of the vertical redistribution of HNO3 due to denitrification/re-nitrification. The differences found here between model simulations and observations stipulate further improvements in the EMAC set-up for simulating PSCs. |
领域 | 地球科学 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000436135900001 |
WOS关键词 | POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS ; SUBMODEL SYSTEM MESSY ; COMMUNITY CLIMATE MODEL ; NITRIC-ACID ; OZONE LOSS ; TECHNICAL NOTE ; CONVECTION PARAMETERISATIONS ; HETEROGENEOUS CHEMISTRY ; MOUNTAIN WAVES ; WATER-VAPOR |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/19442 |
专题 | 地球科学 |
作者单位 | 1.Karlsruhe Inst Technol, Inst Meteorol & Climate Res, Karlsruhe, Germany; 2.Karlsruhe Inst Technol, Steinbuch Ctr Comp, Karlsruhe, Germany; 3.CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Khosrawi, Farahnaz,Kirner, Oliver,Stiller, Gabriele,et al. Comparison of ECHAM5/MESSy Atmospheric Chemistry (EMAC) simulations of the Arctic winter 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 with Envisat/MIPAS and Aura/MLS observations[J]. ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS,2018,18(12):8873-8892. |
APA | Khosrawi, Farahnaz.,Kirner, Oliver.,Stiller, Gabriele.,Hoepfner, Michael.,Santee, Michelle L..,...&Braesicke, Peter.(2018).Comparison of ECHAM5/MESSy Atmospheric Chemistry (EMAC) simulations of the Arctic winter 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 with Envisat/MIPAS and Aura/MLS observations.ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS,18(12),8873-8892. |
MLA | Khosrawi, Farahnaz,et al."Comparison of ECHAM5/MESSy Atmospheric Chemistry (EMAC) simulations of the Arctic winter 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 with Envisat/MIPAS and Aura/MLS observations".ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 18.12(2018):8873-8892. |
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