Global nature run data with realistic high-resolution carbon weather for the year of the Paris agreement
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Agusti-Panareda, A.
McNorton, J.
Balsamo, G.
Baier, B.C.
Bousserez, N.
Boussetta, S.
Brunner, D.
Chevallier, F.
Choulga, M.
Diamantakis, M.
Engelen, R.
Flemming, J.
Granier, C.
Guevara, M.
Denier van der Gon, H.A.C.
Elguindi, N.
Haussaire, J.M.
Jung, M.
Janssens-Maenhout, G.
Kivi, R.
Massart, S.
Papale, D.
Parrington, M.
Razinger, M.
Sweeney, C.
Vermeulen, A.
Walther, S.
The CO2 Human Emissions project has generated realistic high-resolution 9km global simulations for
atmospheric carbon tracers referred to as nature runs to foster carbon-cycle research applications with
current and planned satellite missions, as well as the surge of in situ observations. Realistic atmospheric
CO2, CH4 and CO felds can provide a reference for assessing the impact of proposed designs of new
satellites and in situ networks and to study atmospheric variability of the tracers modulated by the
weather. The simulations spanning 2015 are based on the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
forecasts at the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts, with improvements in various
model components and input data such as anthropogenic emissions, in preparation of a CO2 Monitoring
and Verifcation Support system. The relative contribution of diferent emissions and natural fuxes
towards observed atmospheric variability is diagnosed by additional tagged tracers in the simulations.
The evaluation of such high-resolution model simulations can be used to identify model defciencies and
guide further model improvements.
atmospheric carbon tracers referred to as nature runs to foster carbon-cycle research applications with
current and planned satellite missions, as well as the surge of in situ observations. Realistic atmospheric
CO2, CH4 and CO felds can provide a reference for assessing the impact of proposed designs of new
satellites and in situ networks and to study atmospheric variability of the tracers modulated by the
weather. The simulations spanning 2015 are based on the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
forecasts at the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts, with improvements in various
model components and input data such as anthropogenic emissions, in preparation of a CO2 Monitoring
and Verifcation Support system. The relative contribution of diferent emissions and natural fuxes
towards observed atmospheric variability is diagnosed by additional tagged tracers in the simulations.
The evaluation of such high-resolution model simulations can be used to identify model defciencies and
guide further model improvements.
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TNO Identifier
973475
Source
Scientific Data, pp. 1-13.
Pages
1-13