A13A-3134:
Evaluation on Asian Dust Aerosol and Simulated Processes in CanAM4.2 Using Satellite Measurements and Station Data

Monday, 15 December 2014
Peng Yiran1, Jiangnan Li2, Knut von Salzen2, Tie Dai3 and Dong Liu4, (1)Center for Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, (2)CCCma, Environment Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (3)IAP Insititute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, (4)Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Composition and Optical Radiation, Chinese Academy of Sciences,, Hefei, Anhui, China
Abstract:
Mineral dust is a significant contributor to global and Asian aerosol burden. Currently, large uncertainties still exist in simulated aerosol processes in global climate models (GCMs), which lead to a diversity in dust mass loading and spatial distribution of GCM projections. In this study, satellite measurements from CALIOP (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization) and observed aerosol data from Asian stations are compared with modelled aerosol in the Canadian Atmospheric Global Climate Model (CanAM4.2). Both seasonal and annual variations in Asian dust distribution are investigated. Vertical profile of simulated aerosol in troposphere is evaluated with CALIOP Level 3 products and local observed extinction for dust and total aerosols. Physical processes in GCM such as horizontal advection, vertical mixing, dry and wet removals are analyzed according to model simulation and available measurements of aerosol. This work aims to improve current understanding of Asian dust transport and vertical exchange on a large scale, which may help to increase the accuracy of GCM simulation on aerosols.

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