A computationally efficient parameterization of aerosol, cloud and precipitation pH for application at global and regional scale (EQSAM4Clim-v12)
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Published:2024-06-27
Issue:12
Volume:17
Page:5009-5021
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ISSN:1991-9603
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Container-title:Geoscientific Model Development
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Geosci. Model Dev.
Author:
Metzger SwenORCID, Rémy SamuelORCID, Williams Jason E., Huijnen VincentORCID, Flemming JohannesORCID
Abstract
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 chemical weather prediction applications but also free of numerical noise, which also makes it attractive 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 as a version 12) which builds on the original EQSAM4Clim. We evaluate the pH improvements using a detailed box model and compare them against previous model calculations and both ground-based and aircraft observations from the USA and China, covering different seasons and scenarios. We show that, in most cases, the simulated pH is within reasonable agreement with the reference results of the Extended Aerosol Inorganics Model (E-AIM) and of satisfactory accuracy.
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
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