Multi-model simulation of CO and HCHO in the Southern Hemisphere: comparison with observations and impact of biogenic emissions

Zeng, G.; Williams, J. E.; Fisher, J. A.; Emmons, L. K.; Jones, N. B.; Morgenstern, O.; Robinson, J.; Smale, D.; Paton-Walsh, C.; Griffith, D. W. T.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7217-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 13

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7217-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7217-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 13

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02 Jul 2015

Research article |

| 02 Jul 2015

Multi-model simulation of CO and HCHO in the Southern Hemisphere: comparison with observations and impact of biogenic emissions

G. Zeng, J. E. Williams, J. A. Fisher, L. K. Emmons, N. B. Jones, O. Morgenstern, J. Robinson, D. Smale, C. Paton-Walsh, and D. W. T. Griffith

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RC C58: 'Review of Zeng et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 31 Jan 2015
- AC C2788: 'Author response', Guang Zeng, 20 May 2015
RC C468: 'Review of Zheng et al. 'Multi-model simulation of CO and HCHoO in the Southern Hemisphere: biogenic emissions and model uncertainties'', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Mar 2015
- AC C2789: 'Author response', Guang Zeng, 20 May 2015
AC C2797: 'Revised manuscript', Guang Zeng, 20 May 2015

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (08 Jun 2015) by Andrea Pozzer

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We assess the impact of biogenic emissions on CO and HCHO in the Southern Hemisphere (SH), with simulations using different emission inventories. Differences in biogenic emissions result in large differences on modelled CO in the source and the remote regions. Substantial inter-model differences exist. Models significantly underestimate observed HCHO columns in the SH, suggesting missing sources in the models. Differences in the CO/OH/CH4 chemistry lead to differences in HCHO in remote regions.