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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-11813-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-11813-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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20 Aug 2018
Research article |
| 20 Aug 2018
| 20 Aug 2018
Implementing microscopic charcoal particles into a global aerosol–climate model
Anina Gilgen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
ETH Zürich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, Zürich, Switzerland
Carole Adolf
University of Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences, Bern, Switzerland
University of Bern, Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, Bern, Switzerland
Sandra O. Brugger
University of Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences, Bern, Switzerland
University of Bern, Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, Bern, Switzerland
Luisa Ickes
ETH Zürich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, Zürich, Switzerland
Now at Stockholm University, Department of Meteorology, Stockholm, Sweden
Margit Schwikowski
Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
University of Bern, Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, Bern, Switzerland
University of Bern, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bern, Switzerland
Jacqueline F. N. van Leeuwen
University of Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences, Bern, Switzerland
University of Bern, Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, Bern, Switzerland
Willy Tinner
University of Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences, Bern, Switzerland
University of Bern, Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, Bern, Switzerland
ETH Zürich, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Zürich, Switzerland
Ulrike Lohmann
ETH Zürich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, Zürich, Switzerland
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Short summary
Microscopic charcoal particles are fire-specific tracers, which are presently the primary source for reconstructing past fire activity. In this study, we implement microscopic charcoal particles into a global aerosol–climate model to better understand the transport of charcoal on a large scale. We find that the model captures a significant portion of the spatial variability but fails to reproduce the extreme variability observed in the charcoal data.
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