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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2022-653
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2022-653
11 Oct 2022
 | 11 Oct 2022
Status: a revised version of this preprint was accepted for the journal ACP and is expected to appear here in due course.

Determination of the chemical equator from GEOS-Chem model simulation: a focus on the Tropical Western Pacific region

Xiaoyu Sun, Mathias Palm, Justus Notholt, and Katrin Müller

Abstract. The Tropical Western Pacific (TWP) is an active interhemispheric transport region that contributes significantly to global stratosphere-troposphere exchange. We developed a method called Chemical Equator based on model simulations of a virtual passive tracer to analyze atmospheric transport in the tropics, with a focus on the TWP region. We compare the chemical equator to common indicators of transportation such as tropical rain belts and wind fields. We obtained a vertical pattern of interhemispheric transport processes from the model's three-dimensional output.

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Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on acp-2022-653', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Nov 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Xiaoyu Sun, 16 Apr 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on acp-2022-653', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Nov 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Xiaoyu Sun, 16 Apr 2023
  • RC3: 'Comment on acp-2022-653', Anonymous Referee #2, 14 Mar 2023
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Xiaoyu Sun, 16 Apr 2023

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on acp-2022-653', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Nov 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Xiaoyu Sun, 16 Apr 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on acp-2022-653', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Nov 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Xiaoyu Sun, 16 Apr 2023
  • RC3: 'Comment on acp-2022-653', Anonymous Referee #2, 14 Mar 2023
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Xiaoyu Sun, 16 Apr 2023

Xiaoyu Sun et al.

Data sets

Determination of the chemical equator from GEOS-Chem model simulation: a focus on the Tropical Western Pacific region Xiaoyu Sun; Mathias Palm; Justus Notholt; Katrin Mülle https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7018391

Model code and software

Chemical-Equator Xiaoyu Sun https://github.com/XiaoyuSun-n/Chemical-Equator

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The Tropical Western Pacific (TWP) is an active interhemispheric transport region contributing significantly to the global climate. A method to determine the Chemical Equator was developed by model simulations of a virtual passive tracer to analyze transport in the tropics, with a focus on the TWP region. We compare the chemical equator with tropical rain belts and wind fields and obtained a vertical pattern of interhemispheric transport processes which shows tilt structure in certain seasons.
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