An optimisation method to improve modelling of wet deposition in atmospheric transport models: applied to FLEXPART v10.4
<p>Wet deposition plays a crucial role in the removal of aerosols from the atmosphere. Yet, large uncertainties remain in its implementation in atmospheric transport models, specifically in the parameterisation schemes that are often used. Recently, a new wet deposition scheme was introduced i...
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| author | S. Van Leuven S. Van Leuven S. Van Leuven P. De Meutter P. De Meutter J. Camps P. Termonia P. Termonia A. Delcloo A. Delcloo |
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| description | <p>Wet deposition plays a crucial role in the removal of aerosols from the atmosphere. Yet, large uncertainties remain in its implementation in atmospheric transport models, specifically in the parameterisation schemes that are often used. Recently, a new wet deposition scheme was introduced in FLEXPART. The input parameters for its wet deposition scheme can be altered by the user and may be case-specific. In this paper, a new method is presented to optimise the wet scavenging rates in atmospheric transport models such as FLEXPART. The optimisation scheme is tested in a case study of aerosol-attached <span class="inline-formula"><sup>137</sup>Cs</span> following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. From this, improved values for the wet scavenging input parameters in FLEXPART are suggested.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a3ec534c98964f7195928c77a5ec61892023-09-19T04:46:57ZengCopernicus PublicationsGeoscientific Model Development1991-959X1991-96032023-09-01165323533810.5194/gmd-16-5323-2023An optimisation method to improve modelling of wet deposition in atmospheric transport models: applied to FLEXPART v10.4S. Van Leuven0S. Van Leuven1S. Van Leuven2P. De Meutter3P. De Meutter4J. Camps5P. Termonia6P. Termonia7A. Delcloo8A. Delcloo9Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Mol, BelgiumRoyal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Ghent University, Ghent, BelgiumBelgian Nuclear Research Centre, Mol, BelgiumRoyal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Brussels, BelgiumBelgian Nuclear Research Centre, Mol, BelgiumRoyal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Ghent University, Ghent, BelgiumRoyal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium<p>Wet deposition plays a crucial role in the removal of aerosols from the atmosphere. Yet, large uncertainties remain in its implementation in atmospheric transport models, specifically in the parameterisation schemes that are often used. Recently, a new wet deposition scheme was introduced in FLEXPART. The input parameters for its wet deposition scheme can be altered by the user and may be case-specific. In this paper, a new method is presented to optimise the wet scavenging rates in atmospheric transport models such as FLEXPART. The optimisation scheme is tested in a case study of aerosol-attached <span class="inline-formula"><sup>137</sup>Cs</span> following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. From this, improved values for the wet scavenging input parameters in FLEXPART are suggested.</p>https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/16/5323/2023/gmd-16-5323-2023.pdf |
| spellingShingle | S. Van Leuven S. Van Leuven S. Van Leuven P. De Meutter P. De Meutter J. Camps P. Termonia P. Termonia A. Delcloo A. Delcloo An optimisation method to improve modelling of wet deposition in atmospheric transport models: applied to FLEXPART v10.4 Geoscientific Model Development |
| title | An optimisation method to improve modelling of wet deposition in atmospheric transport models: applied to FLEXPART v10.4 |
| title_full | An optimisation method to improve modelling of wet deposition in atmospheric transport models: applied to FLEXPART v10.4 |
| title_fullStr | An optimisation method to improve modelling of wet deposition in atmospheric transport models: applied to FLEXPART v10.4 |
| title_full_unstemmed | An optimisation method to improve modelling of wet deposition in atmospheric transport models: applied to FLEXPART v10.4 |
| title_short | An optimisation method to improve modelling of wet deposition in atmospheric transport models: applied to FLEXPART v10.4 |
| title_sort | optimisation method to improve modelling of wet deposition in atmospheric transport models applied to flexpart v10 4 |
| url | https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/16/5323/2023/gmd-16-5323-2023.pdf |
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