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Research article
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11 Jan 2024
Research article |
| 11 Jan 2024
| 11 Jan 2024
Evaluation of vertical transport in ERA5 and ERA-Interim reanalysis using high-altitude aircraft measurements in the Asian summer monsoon 2017
Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
C. Michael Volk
Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Research, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
Johannes Wintel
Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Research, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
now at: Curt-Engelhorn-Centre of Archaeometry gGmbH, Mannheim, Germany
Valentin Lauther
Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Research, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
Jan Clemens
Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Jens-Uwe Grooß
Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Gebhard Günther
Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Lars Hoffmann
Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Johannes C. Laube
Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Rolf Müller
Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Felix Ploeger
Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Fred Stroh
Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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Short summary
Over the Indian subcontinent, polluted air is rapidly uplifted to higher altitudes during the Asian monsoon season. We present an assessment of vertical transport in this region using different wind data provided by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), as well as high-resolution aircraft measurements. In general, our findings confirm that the newest ECMWF reanalysis product, ERA5, yields a better representation of transport compared to the predecessor, ERA-Interim.
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