Results of an interactively coupled atmospheric chemistry ? general circulation model: Comparison with observations
International audience The coupled climate-chemistry model ECHAM4.L39(DLR)/CHEM is presented which enables a simultaneous treatment of meteorology and atmospheric chemistry and their feedbacks. This is the first model which interactively combines a general circulation model with a chemical model, em...
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ftinsu:oai:HAL:hal-00316840v1 2023-11-12T04:06:43+01:00 Results of an interactively coupled atmospheric chemistry ? general circulation model: Comparison with observations Hein, R. Dameris, M. Schnadt, C. Land, C. Grewe, V. Köhler, I. Ponater, M. Sausen, R. B. Steil, B. Landgraf, J. Brühl, C. DLR Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (IPA) Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt Oberpfaffenhofen-Wessling (DLR) Chemie der Atmosphäre MPIC Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie (MPIC) Max-Planck-Gesellschaft-Max-Planck-Gesellschaft 2001 https://hal.science/hal-00316840 https://hal.science/hal-00316840/document https://hal.science/hal-00316840/file/angeo-19-435-2001.pdf en eng HAL CCSD European Geosciences Union hal-00316840 https://hal.science/hal-00316840 https://hal.science/hal-00316840/document https://hal.science/hal-00316840/file/angeo-19-435-2001.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0992-7689 EISSN: 1432-0576 Annales Geophysicae https://hal.science/hal-00316840 Annales Geophysicae, 2001, 19 (4), pp.435-457 [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean Atmosphere [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2001 ftinsu 2023-10-25T16:25:30Z International audience The coupled climate-chemistry model ECHAM4.L39(DLR)/CHEM is presented which enables a simultaneous treatment of meteorology and atmospheric chemistry and their feedbacks. This is the first model which interactively combines a general circulation model with a chemical model, employing most of the important reactions and species necessary to describe the stratospheric and upper tropospheric ozone chemistry, and which is computationally fast enough to allow long-term integrations with currently available computer resources. This is possible as the model time-step used for the chemistry can be chosen as large as the integration time-step for the dynamics. Vertically the atmosphere is discretized by 39 levels from the surface up to the top layer which is centred at 10 hPa, with a relatively high vertical resolution of approximately 700 m near the extra-tropical tropopause. We present the results of a control simulation representing recent conditions (1990) and compare it to available observations. The focus is on investigations of stratospheric dynamics and chemistry relevant to describe the stratospheric ozone layer. ECHAM4.L39(DLR)/CHEM reproduces main features of stratospheric dynamics in the arctic vortex region, including stratospheric warming events. This constitutes a major improvement compared to earlier model versions. However, apparent shortcomings in Antarctic circulation and temperatures persist. The seasonal and interannual variability of the ozone layer is simulated in accordance with observations. Activation and deactivation of chlorine in the polar stratospheric vortices and their inter-hemispheric differences are reproduced. Considering methane oxidation as part of the dynamic-chemistry feedback results in an improved representation of the spatial distribution of stratospheric water vapour concentrations. The current model constitutes a powerful tool to investigate, for instance, the combined direct and indirect effects of anthropogenic trace gas emissions. Key words. ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Institut national des sciences de l'Univers: HAL-INSU Antarctic Arctic |
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International audience The coupled climate-chemistry model ECHAM4.L39(DLR)/CHEM is presented which enables a simultaneous treatment of meteorology and atmospheric chemistry and their feedbacks. This is the first model which interactively combines a general circulation model with a chemical model, employing most of the important reactions and species necessary to describe the stratospheric and upper tropospheric ozone chemistry, and which is computationally fast enough to allow long-term integrations with currently available computer resources. This is possible as the model time-step used for the chemistry can be chosen as large as the integration time-step for the dynamics. Vertically the atmosphere is discretized by 39 levels from the surface up to the top layer which is centred at 10 hPa, with a relatively high vertical resolution of approximately 700 m near the extra-tropical tropopause. We present the results of a control simulation representing recent conditions (1990) and compare it to available observations. The focus is on investigations of stratospheric dynamics and chemistry relevant to describe the stratospheric ozone layer. ECHAM4.L39(DLR)/CHEM reproduces main features of stratospheric dynamics in the arctic vortex region, including stratospheric warming events. This constitutes a major improvement compared to earlier model versions. However, apparent shortcomings in Antarctic circulation and temperatures persist. The seasonal and interannual variability of the ozone layer is simulated in accordance with observations. Activation and deactivation of chlorine in the polar stratospheric vortices and their inter-hemispheric differences are reproduced. Considering methane oxidation as part of the dynamic-chemistry feedback results in an improved representation of the spatial distribution of stratospheric water vapour concentrations. The current model constitutes a powerful tool to investigate, for instance, the combined direct and indirect effects of anthropogenic trace gas emissions. Key words. ... |
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DLR Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (IPA) Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt Oberpfaffenhofen-Wessling (DLR) Chemie der Atmosphäre MPIC Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie (MPIC) Max-Planck-Gesellschaft-Max-Planck-Gesellschaft |
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Results of an interactively coupled atmospheric chemistry ? general circulation model: Comparison with observations |
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Results of an interactively coupled atmospheric chemistry ? general circulation model: Comparison with observations |
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Results of an interactively coupled atmospheric chemistry ? general circulation model: Comparison with observations |
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results of an interactively coupled atmospheric chemistry ? general circulation model: comparison with observations |
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ISSN: 0992-7689 EISSN: 1432-0576 Annales Geophysicae https://hal.science/hal-00316840 Annales Geophysicae, 2001, 19 (4), pp.435-457 |
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