EMAC-MADE3_monthly_AOD

Righi, Mattia

Dataset
Summary
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Simulation with most recent version of MADE3 into the atmospheric chemistry general circulation model EMAC, including a detailed evaluation of a ten-year aerosol simulation with MADE3 as part of EMAC. Model details and setup specification are described in Kaiser et al. (Geosci. Model Dev., 2018).

We compare simulation output to station network measurements of near-surface aerosol component mass concentrations, to airborne measurements of aerosol mass mixing ratio and number concentration vertical profiles, to ground-based and airborne measurements of particle size distributions, and to station network and satellite measurements of aerosol optical depth. Furthermore, we describe and apply a new evaluation method, which allows a comparison of model output to size-resolved electron microscopy measurements of particle composition. Although there are indications that fine mode particle deposition may be underestimated by the model, we obtained satisfactory agreement with the observations. Remaining deviations are of similar size as those identified in other global aerosol model studies.

Thus, MADE3 can be considered ready for application within EMAC. Due to its detailed representation of aerosol mixing state, it is especially useful for simulating wet and dry removal of aerosol particles, aerosol-induced formation of cloud droplets and ice crystals as well as aerosol-radiation interactions. Besides studies on these fundamental processes, we also plan to use MADE3 for a reassessment of the climate effects of anthropogenic aerosol perturbations.
Please cite Kaiser et al. (Geosci. Model Dev., 2018) if using the data.
Project
EMAC-MADE3_uncoupled (EMAC-MADE3 uncoupled)
Location(s)
World
Spatial Coverage
Longitude 0 to 360 Latitude -90 to 90
Temporal Coverage
1996-01-01 to 2005-12-31 (calendrical)
Use constraints
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Data Catalog
World Data Center for Climate
Access constraints
registered users
Size
75.07 MiB (78720624 Byte)
Format
NetCDF
Status
completely archived
Creation Date
Future Review Date
2028-10-26
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Cite as
[ Derived from parent entry - See data hierarchy tab ]
Righi, Mattia (2018). Evaluation of the global aerosol model EMAC-MADE3 in the uncoupled version - monthly data. World Data Center for Climate (WDCC) at DKRZ. https://doi.org/10.1594/WDCC/EMAC-MADE3_monthly

BibTeX RIS
VariableAggregation
atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol-at550nmCF
monthly
Contact typePersonORCIDOrganization

Parent

EMAC-MADE3 monthly data (uncoupled version)
Details

Parent project(s)

EMAC-MADE3 uncoupled

[Entry acronym: EMAC-MADE3_monthly_AOD] [Entry id: 3774256]