The ASSET intercomparison of ozone analyses: method and first results

This paper aims to summarise the current performance of ozone data assimilation (DA) systems, to show where they can be improved, and to quantify their errors. It examines 11 sets of ozone analyses from 7 different DA systems. Two are numerical weather prediction (NWP) systems based on general circu...

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Main Authors: Geer, A. J., Lahoz, W. A., Bekki, S., Bormann, N., Errera, Q., Eskes, H. J., Fonteyn, D., Jackson, D. R., Juckes, M. N., Massart, S., Peuch, V. H., Rharmili, S., Segers, A.
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spelling ftunivreading:oai:centaur.reading.ac.uk:5134 2024-09-15T17:41:42+00:00 The ASSET intercomparison of ozone analyses: method and first results Geer, A. J. Lahoz, W. A. Bekki, S. Bormann, N. Errera, Q. Eskes, H. J. Fonteyn, D. Jackson, D. R. Juckes, M. N. Massart, S. Peuch, V. H. Rharmili, S. Segers, A. 2006 https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/5134/ unknown Copernicus Publications Geer, A. J., Lahoz, W. A., Bekki, S., Bormann, N., Errera, Q., Eskes, H. J., Fonteyn, D., Jackson, D. R., Juckes, M. N., Massart, S., Peuch, V. H., Rharmili, S. and Segers, A. (2006) The ASSET intercomparison of ozone analyses: method and first results. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 6. pp. 5445-5474. ISSN 1680-7316 551 Geology hydrology meteorology Article PeerReviewed 2006 ftunivreading 2024-06-25T14:39:27Z This paper aims to summarise the current performance of ozone data assimilation (DA) systems, to show where they can be improved, and to quantify their errors. It examines 11 sets of ozone analyses from 7 different DA systems. Two are numerical weather prediction (NWP) systems based on general circulation models (GCMs); the other five use chemistry transport models (CTMs). The systems examined contain either linearised or detailed ozone chemistry, or no chemistry at all. In most analyses, MIPAS (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding) ozone data are assimilated; two assimilate SCIAMACHY (Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography) observations instead. Analyses are compared to independent ozone observations covering the troposphere, stratosphere and lower mesosphere during the period July to November 2003. Biases and standard deviations are largest, and show the largest divergence between systems, in the troposphere, in the upper-troposphere/lower-stratosphere, in the upper-stratosphere and mesosphere, and the Antarctic ozone hole region. However, in any particular area, apart from the troposphere, at least one system can be found that agrees well with independent data. In general, none of the differences can be linked to the assimilation technique (Kalman filter, three or four dimensional variational methods, direct inversion) or the system (CTM or NWP system). Where results diverge, a main explanation is the way ozone is modelled. It is important to correctly model transport at the tropical tropopause, to avoid positive biases and excessive structure in the ozone field. In the southern hemisphere ozone hole, only the analyses which correctly model heterogeneous ozone depletion are able to reproduce the near-complete ozone destruction over the pole. In the upper-stratosphere and mesosphere (above 5 hPa), some ozone photochemistry schemes caused large but easily remedied biases. The diurnal cycle of ozone in the mesosphere is not captured, except by the one system ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic CentAUR: Central Archive at the University of Reading
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topic 551 Geology
hydrology
meteorology
spellingShingle 551 Geology
hydrology
meteorology
Geer, A. J.
Lahoz, W. A.
Bekki, S.
Bormann, N.
Errera, Q.
Eskes, H. J.
Fonteyn, D.
Jackson, D. R.
Juckes, M. N.
Massart, S.
Peuch, V. H.
Rharmili, S.
Segers, A.
The ASSET intercomparison of ozone analyses: method and first results
topic_facet 551 Geology
hydrology
meteorology
description This paper aims to summarise the current performance of ozone data assimilation (DA) systems, to show where they can be improved, and to quantify their errors. It examines 11 sets of ozone analyses from 7 different DA systems. Two are numerical weather prediction (NWP) systems based on general circulation models (GCMs); the other five use chemistry transport models (CTMs). The systems examined contain either linearised or detailed ozone chemistry, or no chemistry at all. In most analyses, MIPAS (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding) ozone data are assimilated; two assimilate SCIAMACHY (Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography) observations instead. Analyses are compared to independent ozone observations covering the troposphere, stratosphere and lower mesosphere during the period July to November 2003. Biases and standard deviations are largest, and show the largest divergence between systems, in the troposphere, in the upper-troposphere/lower-stratosphere, in the upper-stratosphere and mesosphere, and the Antarctic ozone hole region. However, in any particular area, apart from the troposphere, at least one system can be found that agrees well with independent data. In general, none of the differences can be linked to the assimilation technique (Kalman filter, three or four dimensional variational methods, direct inversion) or the system (CTM or NWP system). Where results diverge, a main explanation is the way ozone is modelled. It is important to correctly model transport at the tropical tropopause, to avoid positive biases and excessive structure in the ozone field. In the southern hemisphere ozone hole, only the analyses which correctly model heterogeneous ozone depletion are able to reproduce the near-complete ozone destruction over the pole. In the upper-stratosphere and mesosphere (above 5 hPa), some ozone photochemistry schemes caused large but easily remedied biases. The diurnal cycle of ozone in the mesosphere is not captured, except by the one system ...
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author Geer, A. J.
Lahoz, W. A.
Bekki, S.
Bormann, N.
Errera, Q.
Eskes, H. J.
Fonteyn, D.
Jackson, D. R.
Juckes, M. N.
Massart, S.
Peuch, V. H.
Rharmili, S.
Segers, A.
author_facet Geer, A. J.
Lahoz, W. A.
Bekki, S.
Bormann, N.
Errera, Q.
Eskes, H. J.
Fonteyn, D.
Jackson, D. R.
Juckes, M. N.
Massart, S.
Peuch, V. H.
Rharmili, S.
Segers, A.
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title The ASSET intercomparison of ozone analyses: method and first results
title_short The ASSET intercomparison of ozone analyses: method and first results
title_full The ASSET intercomparison of ozone analyses: method and first results
title_fullStr The ASSET intercomparison of ozone analyses: method and first results
title_full_unstemmed The ASSET intercomparison of ozone analyses: method and first results
title_sort asset intercomparison of ozone analyses: method and first results
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