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Research article
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07 Mar 2019
Research article |
| 07 Mar 2019
| 07 Mar 2019
Aerosol optical properties over Europe: an evaluation of the AQMEII Phase 3 simulations against satellite observations
Laura Palacios-Peña
Physics of the Earth, Department of Physics, Regional Campus of International Excellence (Campus Mare Nostrum),
University of Murcia (UMU-MAR), Murcia, Spain
Pedro Jiménez-Guerrero
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Physics of the Earth, Department of Physics, Regional Campus of International Excellence (Campus Mare Nostrum),
University of Murcia (UMU-MAR), Murcia, Spain
Rocío Baró
Physics of the Earth, Department of Physics, Regional Campus of International Excellence (Campus Mare Nostrum),
University of Murcia (UMU-MAR), Murcia, Spain
now at: Section Chemical Weather Forecasts, Division Data/Methods/Modelling, ZAMG – Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik, Vienna, Austria
Alessandra Balzarini
Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico (RSE SpA), Milan, Italy
Roberto Bianconi
Enviroware srl, Concorezzo, Italy
Gabriele Curci
CETEMPS, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
Dept. Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
Tony Christian Landi
CNR – Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Bologna, Italy
Guido Pirovano
Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico (RSE SpA), Milan, Italy
Marje Prank
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Atmospheric Composition Research Unit, Helsinki, Finland
Cornell University, Atmospheric and Earth Sciences, Ithaca, NY, USA
Angelo Riccio
University Parthenope of Naples, Dept. of Science and Technology, Naples, Italy
Paolo Tuccella
CETEMPS, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
Dept. Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
Stefano Galmarini
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, JRC, Ispra, Italy
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Short summary
The main uncertainties regarding the estimation of changes in the Earth’s energy budget are related to the role of atmospheric aerosols. Our study evaluates the representation of aerosol optical properties by different atmospheric chemistry models against remote-sensing observations in order to reduce this uncertainty. Results show that the representation of aerosol optical properties is strongly dependent on the used model.
The main uncertainties regarding the estimation of changes in the Earth’s energy budget are...
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