Volume 15, issue 10

Volume 15, issue 10

18 May 2015
Data assimilation in atmospheric chemistry models: current status and future prospects for coupled chemistry meteorology models
M. Bocquet, H. Elbern, H. Eskes, M. Hirtl, R. Žabkar, G. R. Carmichael, J. Flemming, A. Inness, M. Pagowski, J. L. Pérez Camaño, P. E. Saide, R. San Jose, M. Sofiev, J. Vira, A. Baklanov, C. Carnevale, G. Grell, and C. Seigneur
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5325–5358, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5325-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5325-2015, 2015
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18 May 2015
Mercury vapor air–surface exchange measured by collocated micrometeorological and enclosure methods – Part II: Bias and uncertainty analysis
W. Zhu, J. Sommar, C.-J. Lin, and X. Feng
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5359–5376, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5359-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5359-2015, 2015
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19 May 2015
General introduction to the DAMOCLES special issue
J.-C. Gascard, T. Vihma, and R. Döscher
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5377–5379, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5377-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5377-2015, 2015
19 May 2015
Polar processing in a split vortex: Arctic ozone loss in early winter 2012/2013
G. L. Manney, Z. D. Lawrence, M. L. Santee, N. J. Livesey, A. Lambert, and M. C. Pitts
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5381–5403, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5381-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5381-2015, 2015
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19 May 2015
A global model simulation for 3-D radiative transfer impact on surface hydrology over the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains
W.-L. Lee, Y. Gu, K. N. Liou, L. R. Leung, and H.-H. Hsu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5405–5413, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5405-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5405-2015, 2015
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19 May 2015
Sources of black carbon aerosols in South Asia and surrounding regions during the Integrated Campaign for Aerosols, Gases and Radiation Budget (ICARB)
R. Kumar, M. C. Barth, V. S. Nair, G. G. Pfister, S. Suresh Babu, S. K. Satheesh, K. Krishna Moorthy, G. R. Carmichael, Z. Lu, and D. G. Streets
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5415–5428, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5415-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5415-2015, 2015
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19 May 2015
One year of Raman lidar observations of free-tropospheric aerosol layers over South Africa
E. Giannakaki, A. Pfüller, K. Korhonen, T. Mielonen, L. Laakso, V. Vakkari, H. Baars, R. Engelmann, J. P. Beukes, P. G. Van Zyl, M. Josipovic, P. Tiitta, K. Chiloane, S. Piketh, H. Lihavainen, K. E. J. Lehtinen, and M. Komppula
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5429–5442, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5429-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5429-2015, 2015
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19 May 2015
Assessment of China's virtual air pollution transport embodied in trade by using a consumption-based emission inventory
H. Y. Zhao, Q. Zhang, D. B. Guan, S. J. Davis, Z. Liu, H. Huo, J. T. Lin, W. D. Liu, and K. B. He
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5443–5456, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5443-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5443-2015, 2015
20 May 2015
Free amino acids in Antarctic aerosol: potential markers for the evolution and fate of marine aerosol
E. Barbaro, R. Zangrando, M. Vecchiato, R. Piazza, W. R. L. Cairns, G. Capodaglio, C. Barbante, and A. Gambaro
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5457–5469, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5457-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5457-2015, 2015
20 May 2015
A novel methodology for large-scale daily assessment of the direct radiative forcing of smoke aerosols
E. T. Sena and P. Artaxo
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5471–5483, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5471-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5471-2015, 2015
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20 May 2015
Profiles of second- to fourth-order moments of turbulent temperature fluctuations in the convective boundary layer: first measurements with rotational Raman lidar
A. Behrendt, V. Wulfmeyer, E. Hammann, S. K. Muppa, and S. Pal
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5485–5500, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5485-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5485-2015, 2015
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20 May 2015
Impacts of emission reductions on aerosol radiative effects
J.-P. Pietikäinen, K. Kupiainen, Z. Klimont, R. Makkonen, H. Korhonen, R. Karinkanta, A.-P. Hyvärinen, N. Karvosenoja, A. Laaksonen, H. Lihavainen, and V.-M. Kerminen
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5501–5519, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5501-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5501-2015, 2015
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21 May 2015
AOD trends during 2001–2010 from observations and model simulations
A. Pozzer, A. de Meij, J. Yoon, H. Tost, A. K. Georgoulias, and M. Astitha
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5521–5535, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5521-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5521-2015, 2015
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21 May 2015
Simulation of the isotopic composition of stratospheric water vapour – Part 1: Description and evaluation of the EMAC model
R. Eichinger, P. Jöckel, S. Brinkop, M. Werner, and S. Lossow
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5537–5555, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5537-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5537-2015, 2015
21 May 2015
Quasi-biennial oscillation of the tropical stratospheric aerosol layer
R. Hommel, C. Timmreck, M. A. Giorgetta, and H. F. Graf
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5557–5584, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5557-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5557-2015, 2015
21 May 2015
Compilation and evaluation of gas phase diffusion coefficients of reactive trace gases in the atmosphere: Volume 2. Diffusivities of organic compounds, pressure-normalised mean free paths, and average Knudsen numbers for gas uptake calculations
M. J. Tang, M. Shiraiwa, U. Pöschl, R. A. Cox, and M. Kalberer
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5585–5598, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5585-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5585-2015, 2015
21 May 2015
Iodine observed in new particle formation events in the Arctic atmosphere during ACCACIA
J. D. Allan, P. I. Williams, J. Najera, J. D. Whitehead, M. J. Flynn, J. W. Taylor, D. Liu, E. Darbyshire, L. J. Carpenter, R. Chance, S. J. Andrews, S. C. Hackenberg, and G. McFiggans
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5599–5609, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5599-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5599-2015, 2015
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21 May 2015
Evaluation of a regional air quality model using satellite column NO2: treatment of observation errors and model boundary conditions and emissions
R. J. Pope, M. P. Chipperfield, N. H. Savage, C. Ordóñez, L. S. Neal, L. A. Lee, S. S. Dhomse, N. A. D. Richards, and T. D. Keslake
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5611–5626, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5611-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5611-2015, 2015
21 May 2015
Development of a custom OMI NO2 data product for evaluating biases in a regional chemistry transport model
G. Kuhlmann, Y. F. Lam, H. M. Cheung, A. Hartl, J. C. H. Fung, P. W. Chan, and M. O. Wenig
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5627–5644, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5627-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5627-2015, 2015
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22 May 2015
Precipitation effects of giant cloud condensation nuclei artificially introduced into stratocumulus clouds
E. Jung, B. A. Albrecht, H. H. Jonsson, Y.-C. Chen, J. H. Seinfeld, A. Sorooshian, A. R. Metcalf, S. Song, M. Fang, and L. M. Russell
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5645–5658, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5645-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5645-2015, 2015
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26 May 2015
OClO and BrO observations in the volcanic plume of Mt. Etna – implications on the chemistry of chlorine and bromine species in volcanic plumes
J. Gliß, N. Bobrowski, L. Vogel, D. Pöhler, and U. Platt
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5659–5681, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5659-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5659-2015, 2015
26 May 2015
Molecular composition of fresh and aged secondary organic aerosol from a mixture of biogenic volatile compounds: a high-resolution mass spectrometry study
I. Kourtchev, J.-F. Doussin, C. Giorio, B. Mahon, E. M. Wilson, N. Maurin, E. Pangui, D. S. Venables, J. C. Wenger, and M. Kalberer
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5683–5695, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5683-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5683-2015, 2015
26 May 2015
Measuring and modeling mercury in the atmosphere: a critical review
M. S. Gustin, H. M. Amos, J. Huang, M. B. Miller, and K. Heidecorn
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5697–5713, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5697-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5697-2015, 2015
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26 May 2015
Long-term (2001–2012) concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and the impact on human health in Beijing, China
S. Zheng, A. Pozzer, C. X. Cao, and J. Lelieveld
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5715–5725, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5715-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5715-2015, 2015
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26 May 2015
Photochemical aging of volatile organic compounds associated with oil and natural gas extraction in the Uintah Basin, UT, during a wintertime ozone formation event
A. R. Koss, J. de Gouw, C. Warneke, J. B. Gilman, B. M. Lerner, M. Graus, B. Yuan, P. Edwards, S. S. Brown, R. Wild, J. M. Roberts, T. S. Bates, and P. K. Quinn
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5727–5741, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5727-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5727-2015, 2015
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26 May 2015
Using the OMI aerosol index and absorption aerosol optical depth to evaluate the NASA MERRA Aerosol Reanalysis
V. Buchard, A. M. da Silva, P. R. Colarco, A. Darmenov, C. A. Randles, R. Govindaraju, O. Torres, J. Campbell, and R. Spurr
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5743–5760, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5743-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5743-2015, 2015
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26 May 2015
Diurnal variations of aerosol optical properties in the North China Plain and their influences on the estimates of direct aerosol radiative effect
Y. Kuang, C. S. Zhao, J. C. Tao, and N. Ma
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5761–5772, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5761-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5761-2015, 2015
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26 May 2015
Modeling the formation and aging of secondary organic aerosols in Los Angeles during CalNex 2010
P. L. Hayes, A. G. Carlton, K. R. Baker, R. Ahmadov, R. A. Washenfelder, S. Alvarez, B. Rappenglück, J. B. Gilman, W. C. Kuster, J. A. de Gouw, P. Zotter, A. S. H. Prévôt, S. Szidat, T. E. Kleindienst, J. H. Offenberg, P. K. Ma, and J. L. Jimenez
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5773–5801, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5773-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5773-2015, 2015
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26 May 2015
Modeling study of PM2.5 pollutant transport across cities in China's Jing–Jin–Ji region during a severe haze episode in December 2013
C. Jiang, H. Wang, T. Zhao, T. Li, and H. Che
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5803–5814, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5803-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5803-2015, 2015
26 May 2015
Quantifying contributions to the recent temperature variability in the tropical tropopause layer
W. Wang, K. Matthes, and T. Schmidt
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5815–5826, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5815-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5815-2015, 2015
27 May 2015
Ocean mediation of tropospheric response to reflecting and absorbing aerosols
Y. Xu and S.-P. Xie
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5827–5833, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5827-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5827-2015, 2015
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27 May 2015
Wind extraction potential from ensemble Kalman filter assimilation of stratospheric ozone using a global shallow water model
D. R. Allen, K. W. Hoppel, and D. D. Kuhl
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5835–5850, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5835-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5835-2015, 2015
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27 May 2015
Large eddy simulation of ship tracks in the collapsed marine boundary layer: a case study from the Monterey area ship track experiment
A. H. Berner, C. S. Bretherton, and R. Wood
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5851–5871, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5851-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5851-2015, 2015
27 May 2015
Turbulent structure and scaling of the inertial subrange in a stratocumulus-topped boundary layer observed by a Doppler lidar
J. Tonttila, E. J. O'Connor, A. Hellsten, A. Hirsikko, C. O'Dowd, H. Järvinen, and P. Räisänen
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5873–5885, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5873-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5873-2015, 2015
27 May 2015
Drivers of the tropospheric ozone budget throughout the 21st century under the medium-high climate scenario RCP 6.0
L. E. Revell, F. Tummon, A. Stenke, T. Sukhodolov, A. Coulon, E. Rozanov, H. Garny, V. Grewe, and T. Peter
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5887–5902, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5887-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5887-2015, 2015
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28 May 2015
A multi-model evaluation of aerosols over South Asia: common problems and possible causes
X. Pan, M. Chin, R. Gautam, H. Bian, D. Kim, P. R. Colarco, T. L. Diehl, T. Takemura, L. Pozzoli, K. Tsigaridis, S. Bauer, and N. Bellouin
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5903–5928, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5903-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5903-2015, 2015
28 May 2015
Traffic and nucleation events as main sources of ultrafine particles in high-insolation developed world cities
M. Brines, M. Dall'Osto, D. C. S. Beddows, R. M. Harrison, F. Gómez-Moreno, L. Núñez, B. Artíñano, F. Costabile, G. P. Gobbi, F. Salimi, L. Morawska, C. Sioutas, and X. Querol
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5929–5945, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5929-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5929-2015, 2015
29 May 2015
Technical Note: Optical properties of desert aerosol with non-spherical mineral particles: data incorporated to OPAC
P. Koepke, J. Gasteiger, and M. Hess
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5947–5956, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5947-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5947-2015, 2015
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29 May 2015
Temporal and spatial scaling impacts on extreme precipitation
B. Eggert, P. Berg, J. O. Haerter, D. Jacob, and C. Moseley
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5957–5971, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5957-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5957-2015, 2015
29 May 2015
Evaluation of updated nitric acid chemistry on ozone precursors and radiative effects
K. M. Seltzer, W. Vizuete, and B. H. Henderson
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5973–5986, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5973-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5973-2015, 2015
29 May 2015
| Highlight paper
Reliable, robust and realistic: the three R's of next-generation land-surface modelling
I. C. Prentice, X. Liang, B. E. Medlyn, and Y.-P. Wang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5987–6005, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5987-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5987-2015, 2015
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