On the evaluation of global sea-salt aerosol models at coastal/orographic sites
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10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.11.019
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Abstract
Sea-salt aerosol global models are typically evaluated against concentration observations at coastal stations that are unaffected by local surf conditions and thus considered representative of open ocean conditions. Despite recent improvements in sea-salt source functions, studies still show significant model errors in specific regions. Using a multiscale model, we investigated the effect of high model resolution (0.1 degrees x 0.1 degrees vs. 1 degrees x 1.4 degrees) upon sea-salt patterns in four stations from the University of Miami Network: Baring Head, Chatam Island, and Invercargill in New Zealand, and Marion Island in the sub-antarctic Indian Ocean. Normalized biases improved from +63.7% to +3.3% and correlation increased from 0.52 to 0.84. The representation of sea/land interfaces, mesoscale circulations, and precipitation with the higher resolution model played a major role in the simulation of annual concentration trends. Our results recommend caution when comparing or constraining global models using surface concentration observations from coastal stations. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
CitacióSpada, M. [et al.]. On the evaluation of global sea-salt aerosol models at coastal/orographic sites. "Atmospheric environment", 01 Gener 2015, vol. 101, p. 41-48.
ISSN1352-2310
Versió de l'editorhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231014008784#
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