Evaluation of the CAMS global atmospheric trace gas reanalysis 2003–2016 using aircraft campaign observations

Wang, Yuting; Ma, Yong-Feng; Eskes, Henk; Inness, Antje; Flemming, Johannes; Brasseur, Guy P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-4493-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-4493-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-4493-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 7

Research article

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17 Apr 2020

Research article |

| 17 Apr 2020

Evaluation of the CAMS global atmospheric trace gas reanalysis 2003–2016 using aircraft campaign observations

Yuting Wang, Yong-Feng Ma, Henk Eskes, Antje Inness, Johannes Flemming, and Guy P. Brasseur

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RC1: 'Referee Comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Nov 2019
- AC2: 'Response to reviewer 2. Paper GMD-2018-144 by Brasseur et al.', Guy Brasseur, 15 Jan 2020
RC2: 'Comment on “Evaluation of the CAMS global atmospheric trace gas reanalysis 2003-2016 using aircraft campaign observations”', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Nov 2019
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer 2. Paper GMD-2018-144 by Brasseur et al.', Guy Brasseur, 15 Jan 2020

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (22 Feb 2020) by Bryan N. Duncan

AR by Guy Brasseur on behalf of the Authors (03 Mar 2020)

ED: Publish as is (20 Mar 2020) by Bryan N. Duncan

AR by Guy Brasseur on behalf of the Authors (20 Mar 2020) Manuscript

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The paper presents an evaluation of the CAMS global reanalysis of reactive gases performed for the period 2003–2016. The evaluation is performed by comparing concentrations of chemical species gathered during airborne field campaigns with calculated values. The reanalysis successfully reproduces the observed concentrations of ozone and carbon monoxide but generally underestimates the abundance of hydrocarbons. Large discrepancies exist for fast-reacting radicals such as OH and HO₂.