Multi-model study of chemical and physical controls on transport of anthropogenic and biomass burning pollution to the Arctic

Monks, S. A.; Arnold, S. R.; Emmons, L. K.; Law, K. S.; Turquety, S.; Duncan, B. N.; Flemming, J.; Huijnen, V.; Tilmes, S.; Langner, J.; Mao, J.; Long, Y.; Thomas, J. L.; Steenrod, S. D.; Raut, J. C.; Wilson, C.; Chipperfield, M. P.; Diskin, G. S.; Weinheimer, A.; Schlager, H.; Ancellet, G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-3575-2015

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31 Mar 2015

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Multi-model study of chemical and physical controls on transport of anthropogenic and biomass burning pollution to the Arctic

S. A. Monks, S. R. Arnold, L. K. Emmons, K. S. Law, S. Turquety, B. N. Duncan, J. Flemming, V. Huijnen, S. Tilmes, J. Langner, J. Mao, Y. Long, J. L. Thomas, S. D. Steenrod, J. C. Raut, C. Wilson, M. P. Chipperfield, G. S. Diskin, A. Weinheimer, H. Schlager, and G. Ancellet

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RC C8733: 'Multi-model study of chemical and physical controls on transport of anthropogenic and biomass burning pollution to the Arctic', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Nov 2014
- AC C11697: 'Response to review 1', Sarah Monks, 31 Jan 2015
RC C9010: 'Interactive comment on "Multi-model study of chemical and physical controls on transport of anthropogenic and biomass burning pollution to the Arctic", by S.A. by Monks et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Nov 2014
- AC C11704: 'Response to review 2', Sarah Monks, 31 Jan 2015

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Short summary

Multi-model simulations of Arctic CO, O3 and OH are evaluated using observations. Models show highly variable concentrations but the relative importance of emission regions and types is robust across the models, demonstrating the importance of biomass burning as a source. Idealised tracer experiments suggest that some of the model spread is due to variations in simulated transport from Europe in winter and from Asia throughout the year.