Future changes in surface ozone over the Mediterranean Basin in the framework of the Chemistry-Aerosol Mediterranean Experiment (ChArMEx)

Jaidan, Nizar; El Amraoui, Laaziz; Attié, Jean-Luc; Ricaud, Philippe; Dulac, François

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-9351-2018

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04 Jul 2018

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Future changes in surface ozone over the Mediterranean Basin in the framework of the Chemistry-Aerosol Mediterranean Experiment (ChArMEx)

Nizar Jaidan, Laaziz El Amraoui, Jean-Luc Attié, Philippe Ricaud, and François Dulac

Data sets

The model data outputs from the Atmospheric Chemistry & Climate Model Intercomparison Project (ACCMIP) Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Model Intercomparison Project http://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/ded523bf23d59910e5d73f1703a2d540

Gridded Global Surface Ozone Metrics data (1971--2015) for Atmospheric Chemistry Model Evaluation --version 2.7 M. J. Evans and E. D. Sofen https://doi.org/10.5285/897a3958-5bfc-4311-9bb0-01134bf6aefa

Short summary

The Mediterranean Basin, surrounded by three continents with diverse pollution sources, is particularly sensitive to climate change due to its location and diversity of ecosystems. In this work, we investigate the future change of surface ozone from 2000 to 2100 over this region using a set of atmospheric model outputs and ground-based observations. We also highlight how the future climate change and the increase of methane concentrations can offset the benefit of the pollution reduction policy.