Toward a minimal representation of aerosols in climate models: description and evaluation in the Community Atmosphere Model CAM5

Toward a minimal representation of aerosols in climate models: description and evaluation in the Community Atmosphere Model CAM5

A modal aerosol module (MAM) has been developed for the Community Atmosphere Model version 5 (CAM5), the atmospheric component of the Community Earth System Model version 1 (CESM1). MAM is capable of simulating the aerosol size distribution and both internal and external mixing between aerosol compo...

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Main Authors: X. Liu, R. C. Easter, S. J. Ghan, R. Zaveri, P. Rasch, X. Shi, J.-F. Lamarque, A. Gettelman, H. Morrison, F. Vitt, A. Conley, S. Park, R. Neale, C. Hannay, A. M. L. Ekman, P. Hess, N. Mahowald, W. Collins, M. J. Iacono, C. S. Bretherton, M. G. Flanner, D. Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-05-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/5/709/2012/gmd-5-709-2012.pdf

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