Modelling of Aerosol Chemistry and Transport over Europe and Comparison with Measurements
conference paper
Because of the short lifetime of aerosols (days-weeks), the radiative forcing associated with aerosols varies strongly spatially and temporally (see van Dorland et al., poster) Current measurement networks of sulfate and other aerosol species are unable to provide a representative picture of the aerosol distribition in time and space. Therefore, models are needed that describe the formation end transport of aerosols. Measurements, in return, are needed to validate these models. Satellite remote sensing potentiålly can provide measurements of column integreted aerosol optical properties on local, regional and global scales. In this work the joint KNMI and IMAU chemical tracer transport model (CTM ) TM3 that describes the global cycle of sulfate aerosols is compared to GOME retrievals of aerosol opticsl thickness. The possible role of nitrate is briefly discussed. This work is part ofthe NRP project: Aerosol; cycle and influence on the radiation balance
TNO Identifier
95211
Publisher
NRP Programme Office
Source title
Proceedings of the first NRP-II Symposium on Climate Change Research, Garderen, The Netherlands, 29-30 October 1998
Editor(s)
Kok, M.J.T.
Verweij, W.
Verweij, W.
Place of publication
Bilthoven
Pages
73
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