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Rasch et al. 2000

Rasch, P.J., J. Feichter, K. Law, N. Mahowald, J. Penner, C. Benkovitz, C. Genthon, C. Giannakopolous, P. Kasibhatla, D. Koch, H. Levy, T. Maki, M. Prather, D.L. Roberts, G.-J. Roelofs, D. Stevenson, Z. Stockwell, S. Taguchi, M. Kritz, M. Chipperfield, D. Baldocchi, P. McMurry, L. Barrie, Y. Balkanski, R. Chatfield, E. Kjellstrom, M. Mawrence, H.N. Lee, J. Lelievield, K.J. Noone, J. Seinfeld, G. Stenchikov, S. Schwartz, C. Walcek, and D. Williamson, 2000: A comparison of scavenging and eposition processes in global models: Results from the WCCRP Cambridge Workshop of 1995. Tellus, 52B, 1025-1056, doi:10.1034/j.1600-0889.2000.00980.x.

We report on results from a World Climate Research Program workshop on representations of scavenging and deposition processes in global transport models of the atmosphere. 15 models were evaluated by comparing simulations of radon, lead, sulfur dioxide, and sulfate against each other, and against observations of these constituents. This paper provides a survey on the simulation differences between models. It identifies circumstances where models are consistent with observations or with each other, and where they differ from observations or with each other. The comparison shows that models are able to simulate seasonal species concentrations near the surface over continental sites to within a factor of 2 over many regions of the globe. Models tend to agree more closely over source (continental) regions than for remote (polar and oceanic) regions. Model simulations differ most strongly in the upper troposphere for species undergoing wet scavenging processes. There are not a sufficient number of observations to characterize the climatology (long-term average) of species undergoing wet scavenging in the upper troposphere. This highlights the need for either a different strategy for model evaluation (e.g., comparisons on an event by event basis) or many more observations of a few carefully chosen constituents.

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@article{ra06000k,
  author={Rasch, P. J. and Feichter, J. and Law, K. and Mahowald, N. and Penner, J. and Benkovitz, C. and Genthon, C. and Giannakopolous, C. and Kasibhatla, P. and Koch, D. and Levy, H. and Maki, T. and Prather, M. and Roberts, D. L. and Roelofs, G.-J. and Stevenson, D. and Stockwell, Z. and Taguchi, S. and Kritz, M. and Chipperfield, M. and Baldocchi, D. and McMurry, P. and Barrie, L. and Balkanski, Y. and Chatfield, R. and Kjellstrom, E. and Mawrence, M. and Lee, H. N. and Lelievield, J. and Noone, K. J. and Seinfeld, J. and Stenchikov, G. and Schwartz, S. and Walcek, C. and Williamson, D.},
  title={A comparison of scavenging and eposition processes in global models: Results from the WCCRP Cambridge Workshop of 1995},
  year={2000},
  journal={Tellus},
  volume={52B},
  pages={1025--1056},
  doi={10.1034/j.1600-0889.2000.00980.x},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - ra06000k
AU  - Rasch, P. J.
AU  - Feichter, J.
AU  - Law, K.
AU  - Mahowald, N.
AU  - Penner, J.
AU  - Benkovitz, C.
AU  - Genthon, C.
AU  - Giannakopolous, C.
AU  - Kasibhatla, P.
AU  - Koch, D.
AU  - Levy, H.
AU  - Maki, T.
AU  - Prather, M.
AU  - Roberts, D. L.
AU  - Roelofs, G.-J.
AU  - Stevenson, D.
AU  - Stockwell, Z.
AU  - Taguchi, S.
AU  - Kritz, M.
AU  - Chipperfield, M.
AU  - Baldocchi, D.
AU  - McMurry, P.
AU  - Barrie, L.
AU  - Balkanski, Y.
AU  - Chatfield, R.
AU  - Kjellstrom, E.
AU  - Mawrence, M.
AU  - Lee, H. N.
AU  - Lelievield, J.
AU  - Noone, K. J.
AU  - Seinfeld, J.
AU  - Stenchikov, G.
AU  - Schwartz, S.
AU  - Walcek, C.
AU  - Williamson, D.
PY  - 2000
TI  - A comparison of scavenging and eposition processes in global models: Results from the WCCRP Cambridge Workshop of 1995
JA  - Tellus
JO  - Tellus
VL  - 52B
SP  - 1025
EP  - 1056
DO  - 10.1034/j.1600-0889.2000.00980.x
ER  -

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