Post on 20-Jan-2016
Testable sensitivities of CTM simulations to meteorological fields
Yuhang Wang
Georgia Tech
Models
• GEOS-CHEM: Used in some comparisons; provides chemical boundary conditions.
• Polar MM5 driven regional CTM: Boundary layer sensitivities
• MM5 driven RCTM (REAM): spring-summer transition
• MM5 and WRF driven REAM: convection and lightning in summer – INTEX-NA
Default ETA MYJ 2.5-order closure
Modified ETA
(Zeng et al., 2006)
Arctic surface ozone depletion
Modified ETA
Default ETA
Boundary layer height at the South Pole, 2003
(Wang et al., 2007)
(Choi et al, 2007)
Spring-summer transition:Trop NO2 column retrievals for February-May, 2000
Surface O3 concentrations and afternoon mixing heights February-May, 2000
(Zhao et al., 2007)
MM5: Grell schemeWRF: new K-F scheme
Summer time convection and lightning
Lightning impact on NO2 columnWRF-REAM
MM5-REAM
Lightning impact on NO2 at 500 hpa
Convective scavenging of HNO3
Surface O3 simulations