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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-4421-2024
Research article
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16 Apr 2024
Research article |  | 16 Apr 2024

Improved simulations of biomass burning aerosol optical properties and lifetimes in the NASA GEOS Model during the ORACLES-I campaign

Sampa Das, Peter R. Colarco, Huisheng Bian, and Santiago Gassó

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The smoke aerosols emitted from vegetation burning can alter the regional energy budget via multiple pathways. We utilized detailed observations from the NASA ORACLES airborne campaign based in Namibia during September 2016 to improve the representation of smoke aerosol properties and lifetimes in our GEOS Earth system model. The improved model simulations are for the first time able to capture the observed changes in the smoke absorption during long-range plume transport.
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