Time-dependent 3D simulations of tropospheric ozone depletion events in the Arctic spring using the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry (WRF-Chem)

Herrmann, Maximilian; Sihler, Holger; Frieß, Udo; Wagner, Thomas; Platt, Ulrich; Gutheil, Eva

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-7611-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-7611-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-7611-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 10

Research article

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20 May 2021

Research article |

| 20 May 2021

Time-dependent 3D simulations of tropospheric ozone depletion events in the Arctic spring using the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry (WRF-Chem)

Maximilian Herrmann, Holger Sihler, Udo Frieß, Thomas Wagner, Ulrich Platt, and Eva Gutheil

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-7611-2021-supplement

Data sets

GOME-2 BrO Total Column Density Data Record Release 1 - Metop AC SAF https://doi.org/10.15770/EUM_SAF_O3M_0011

GOME-2 O3 Total Column Density Data Record Release 2 - Metop AC SAF https://doi.org/10.15770/EUM_SAF_O3M_0009

GOME-2 NO2 Total Column Density Data Record Release 1 - Metop AC SAF https://doi.org/10.15770/EUM_SAF_O3M_0010

The ERA-Interim reanalysis: configuration and performance of the data assimilation system (https://apps.ecmwf.int/datasets/data/interim-full-daily/levtype=pl/) D. P. Dee, S. M. Uppala, A. J. Simmons, P. Berrisford, P. Poli, S. Kobayashi, U. Andrae, M. A. Balmaseda, G. Balsamo, P. Bauer, P. Bechtold, A. C. M. Beljaars, L. van de Berg, J. Bidlot, N. Bormann, C. Delsol, R. Dragani, M. Fuentes, A. J. Geer, L. Haimberger, S. B. Healy, H. Hersbach, E. V. Hólm, L. Isaksen, P. Kållberg, M. Köhler, M. Matricardi, A. P. McNally, B. M. Monge-Sanz, J.-J. Morcrette, B.-K. Park, C. Peubey, P. de Rosnay, C. Tavolato, J.-N. Thépaut, and F. Vitart https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.828

Springtime boundary layer ozone depletion at Barrow, Alaska: Meteorological influence, year-to-year variation, and long-term change (http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/obop/brw) S. J. Oltmans, B. J. Johnson, and J. M. Harris https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JD016889

Short summary

Time-dependent 3D numerical simulations of tropospheric bromine release and ozone depletion events (ODEs) in the Arctic polar spring of 2009 are compared to observations. Simulation results agree well with the observations at both Utqiaġvik, Alaska, and at Summit, Greenland. In a parameter study, different settings for the bromine release mechanism are evaluated. An enhancement of the bromine release mechanism improves the agreement regarding the occurrence of ODEs with the observations.