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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-6275-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-6275-2024
Research article
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29 May 2024
Research article |  | 29 May 2024

Modeling atmospheric brown carbon in the GISS ModelE Earth system model

Maegan A. DeLessio, Kostas Tsigaridis, Susanne E. Bauer, Jacek Chowdhary, and Gregory L. Schuster

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This study presents the first explicit representation of brown carbon aerosols in the GISS ModelE Earth system model (ESM). Model sensitivity to a range of brown carbon parameters and model performance compared to AERONET and MODIS retrievals of total aerosol properties were assessed. A summary of best practices for incorporating brown carbon into ModelE is also included.
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