Articles | Volume 26, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-4251-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-4251-2026
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26 Mar 2026
Research article |  | 26 Mar 2026

Evaluating simulations of ship tracks in a km-scale model

Anna Tippett, Paul R. Field, and Edward Gryspeerdt

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Data for the plots in "Evaluating simulations of ship tracks in a km-scale model" (Tippett et al., ACP, 2025) Anna Tippett et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19131405

ERA5 hourly data on single levels from 1940 to present Hans Hersbach et al. https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.adbb2d47

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Clouds and their interactions with tiny particles in the air (aerosols) are a large source of uncertainty in climate models. To study Marine Cloud Brightening (MCB), we use ship tracks (changes to clouds from ship pollution). Comparing real ship track data with model results, we find the model struggles under rainy conditions and overestimates effects at high pollution levels, suggesting it needs improvement for reliable MCB simulations.
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