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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2930
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2930
12 Dec 2023
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A revised parameterization for aerosol, cloud and precipitation pH for use in chemical forecasting systems (EQSAM4Clim-v12)

Swen Metzger, Samuel Rémy, Jason E. Williams, Vincent Huijnen, and Johannes Flemming

Abstract. The Equilibrium Simplified Aerosol Model for Climate version 12 (EQSAM4Clim-v12) has recently been revised to provide an accurate and efficient method for calculating the acidity of atmospheric particles. EQSAM4Clim is based on an analytical concept that is not only sufficiently fast for numerical weather prediction (NWP) applications, but also free of numerical noise, which makes it attractive also for air quality forecasting. EQSAM4Clim allows the calculation of aerosol composition based on the gas-liquid-solid and the reduced gas-liquid partitioning with the associated water uptake for both cases, and can therefore provide important information about the acidity of the aerosols. Here we provide a comprehensive description of the recent changes made to the aerosol acidity parameterization (referred to a version 12) which builds on the original EQSAM4Clim. We evaluate the pH improvements using a detailed box-model and compare against previous model calculations and both ground-based and aircraft observations from US and China covering different seasons and scenarios. We show that, in most cases, the simulated pH is within reasonable agreement with the results of the E-AIM reference model and of satisfactory accuracy.

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27 Jun 2024
A computationally efficient parameterization of aerosol, cloud and precipitation pH for application at global and regional scale (EQSAM4Clim-v12)
Swen Metzger, Samuel Rémy, Jason E. Williams, Vincent Huijnen, and Johannes Flemming
Geosci. Model Dev., 17, 5009–5021, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-5009-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-5009-2024, 2024
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EQSAM4Clim has recently been revised to provide an accurate and efficient method for calculating...
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