We compare ground-based measurements of aerosol optical depth and Angstrom parameter at six Arctic stations in the period 2001-2006 with the results from two global aerosol dynamics and transport models, ECHAM-HAM and TM5. Satellite measurements from MODIS and the MACC reanalysis product are used to examine the spatial distribution and the seasonality of these parameters and to compare them with model results. We find that both models provide a good reproduction of the Angstrom parameter but significantly underestimate the observed AOD values. We also explore the effects of changes in emissions, model resolution and the parametrization of wet scavenging.

Aerosol optical depth over the Arctic: a comparison of ECHAM-HAM and TM5 with ground-based, satellite and reanalysis data / von Hardenberg, J.; Vozella, L.; Tomasi, C.; Vitale, V.; Lupi, A.; Mazzola, M.; van Noije, T. P. C.; Strunk, A.; Provenzale, A.. - In: ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS. - ISSN 1680-7316. - 12:15(2012), pp. 6953-6967. [10.5194/acp-12-6953-2012]

Aerosol optical depth over the Arctic: a comparison of ECHAM-HAM and TM5 with ground-based, satellite and reanalysis data

von Hardenberg, J.;
2012

Abstract

We compare ground-based measurements of aerosol optical depth and Angstrom parameter at six Arctic stations in the period 2001-2006 with the results from two global aerosol dynamics and transport models, ECHAM-HAM and TM5. Satellite measurements from MODIS and the MACC reanalysis product are used to examine the spatial distribution and the seasonality of these parameters and to compare them with model results. We find that both models provide a good reproduction of the Angstrom parameter but significantly underestimate the observed AOD values. We also explore the effects of changes in emissions, model resolution and the parametrization of wet scavenging.
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