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Global Simulation of CH 3 Cl. Model Description. GEOS-CHEM global 3D model (v.5.02) DAO GEOS-STRAT with simulation year from September 1996 - August 1997 Resolution: 4 º latitude x 5 º longitude, 26 layers. CH 3 Cl Emissions used in this study.
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Model Description • GEOS-CHEM global 3D model (v.5.02) • DAO GEOS-STRAT with simulation year from September 1996 - August 1997 • Resolution: 4 º latitude x 5 º longitude, 26 layers
Annual net oceanic flux Calculated GEIA Inventory
I-a) Concentration comparison between observations and model at six surface stations (1/2)
I-a) Concentration comparison between observations and model at six surface stations (2/2)
II) Vertical profile comparison between observations and model
II) Vertical profile comparison: observations VS. model (1/7)
II) Vertical profile comparison: observations VS. model (2/7)
II) Vertical profile comparison: observations VS. model (3/7)
II) Vertical profile comparison: observations VS. model (4/7)
II) Vertical profile comparison: observations VS. model (5/7)
II) Vertical profile comparison: observations VS. model (6/7)
II) Vertical profile comparison: observations VS. model (7/7)
II) Vertical profile comparison between observations and model
III-a) Latitude-altitude concentration distributions: observations VS. model for TRACE-P region (east)
III-a) Latitude-altitude concentration distributions: observations VS. model for TRACE-P region (east)
III-a) Latitude-altitude concentration distributions: comparisons of biomass burning and biogenic CH3Cl to background concentrationsfor TRACE-P region (east)
IV-a) Correlation CH3OH VS. CH3Cl for TRACE-P (east)
III-b) Latitude-altitude concentration distributions: observations VS. model for TRACE-P region (west)
III-b) Latitude-altitude concentration distributions: observations VS. model for TRACE-P region (west)
III-b) Latitude-altitude concentration distributions: comparisons of biomass burning and biogenic CH3Cl to background concentrationsfor TRACE-P region (west)
GOME SEP 1996 GEOS-CHME SEP 1997 GEOS-CHEM (inactive OH) without Biogenic emissions
Inactive OH Inact. OH w/o 3-body rxn STD NO NO2 PRPE
RCTM GEOS-CHEM • MM5 data assimilation at 70x70km, 20 layers (up to 14 km), and 5 min time step output • Grell scheme with mid-level downdraft • Lightning NOx parameterization by Allen et al. [2000] and Pickering et al. [1998] • The same chemical module as GEOS-CHEM • DAO data assimilation (GEOS-3) at 4°x5°, 48 layers (to 80 km), and 6-hour time step output • Full O3-NOx-HC chemistry with 24 tracers and 120 species [Bey et al., 2001] • Provides initial and boundary trace gas conditions for RCTM