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AEROSOL DIRECT FORCING OBSERVATIONAL PERSPECTIVE STEPHEN E. SCHWARTZ BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY UPTON NY WORKSHOP ON MONITORING GLOBAL AEROSOL FORCING OF CLIMATE: EVALUATING REQUIREMENTS FOR SATELLITE MONITORING, GROUND-BASED MONITORING, IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS AND GLOBAL MODELING GFDL-NOAA PRINCETON NJ SEPTEMBER 13-14, 2000

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Page 1: AEROSOL DIRECT FORCING OBSERVATIONAL PERSPECTIVE STEPHEN … · 2000-09-15 · aerosol direct forcing observational perspective stephen e. schwartz brookhaven national laboratory

AEROSOL DIRECT FORCING

OBSERVATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

STEPHEN E. SCHWARTZ

BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY

UPTON NY

WORKSHOP ON

MONITORING GLOBAL AEROSOL FORCING OF CLIMATE:EVALUATING REQUIREMENTS FOR SATELLITE

MONITORING, GROUND-BASED MONITORING, IN-SITUMEASUREMENTS AND GLOBAL MODELING

GFDL-NOAAPRINCETON NJ

SEPTEMBER 13-14, 2000

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WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES(From Charge to Workshop)

Define what is needed to evaluate the anthropogenicaerosol climate forcing, its uncertainty, and itstemporal change on decadal time scales.

¥ Define a strategy for obtaining the time-dependentaerosol climate forcing from a combination ofsatellite monitoring, ground-based monitoring, in-situ measurements, and global modeling.

¥ Evaluate the contribution that the NPOESSprogram could make to determination of the aerosolclimate forcing.

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REQUIREMENTS

What is needed in order to succeed?

Represent aerosol forcing in climate models withknown and reasonable uncertainty.

¥ Provide a secular representation of aerosol forcingover the industrial period.

¥ Quantitatively attribute aerosol forcing to aerosoltype (natural, anthropogenic; by source category).

¥ Provide the capability of representing aerosolforcing in climate models for a range of assumedfuture scenarios.

These requirements can be met only with evaluatedaerosol models.

( Models are the only means to describe aerosolforcing for past time and for future scenarios. )

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MODEL EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS

4-D distribution of aerosol loading properties andproperties that may be compared with observation forhighly diverse conditions of aerosol properties.

¥ Model must be driven by observationally-derivedmeteorological fields.

¥ Model requires realistic source strengths ofaerosols and aerosol precursors.

4-D observational data set suitable for modelevaluation.

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OBSERVATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Provide the understanding necessary to representaerosol forcing in climate models.

Provide an observational basis for present aerosoldirect forcing.

Provide an observational data base to permitevaluation of models:

¥ Loading (mass concentration, column burden)

¥ Composition (as a function of size; homogeneity vs.heterogeneity)

¥ Physical properties (size distribution and itsRH-dependence, non-sphericity...)

¥ Optical properties (extinction coefficient, singlescattering albedo, phase function or asymmetryparameter...) including wavelength dependence

¥ Vertical and geographical distribution of all theabove

Not at all places and times, but at sufficient, andsufficiently diverse, locations and times as to providerequired confidence in models.

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AEROSOL DIRECT SHORTWAVE FORCINGGlobal Average for Nonabsorbing Aerosol

Cloud Fraction

Surface Reflectance

Mean Upscatter FractionAerosol Optical Depth

Atmospheric Transmittance

Solar ConstantChange in Net TOA Flux

∆F F T A R= − − −12

1 102 2( )( )c βτ

Mass Extinction EfficiencyMass ConcentrationLight Extinction Coefficient

τ α σ= =∫ ∫Cdz dzep

Global Average for Absorbing Aerosol

∆F F T A RR

R= − − − −

−−

12

1 1 12

1

10

2 22( )( )

( )

( )c βτω ω

βω

Single Scattering Albedo

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DIRECT AEROSOL FORCING AT TOP OF ATMOSPHERE

Dependence on Aerosol Optical Thickness

Comparison of Linear Formula and Radiation Transfer ModelParticle Radius r = 85 nm. Surface Reflectance R = 0.15

-30

-20

-10

0 24-hr Average, C

loud-Free

0.30.20.10.0

Aerosol Optical Thickness at 550 nm

-12

-8

-4

0 24-hr Average, 60%

Cloud C

over

-60

-40

-20

0

Inst

anta

neou

s, C

loud

-Fre

e

∆F F T R= − −02 21( ) βτ

Radiation Transfer Model

TOA AEROSOL FORCING, W m -2

Slope ≈ -170 W m -2 per AOT

Global-average AOT 0.03 corresponds to global-average forcing -1 W m-2.

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INFLUENCE OF ABSORPTIONON AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTIES

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

α abs, m

2 g(

SO

42-)-1

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

α scat

, m2

g(S

O42-

)-1

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

α ext, m

2 g(

SO

42-)-1

1.00.80.60.40.20.0

Radius, µm

k 0 0.004 0.008 0.02 0.04

α πρ λabs = 4 k

f

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FRACTIONAL INFLUENCE OF ABSORPTIONON AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTIES

AND NORMALIZED FORCING

1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.0

β(k)

/β(k

=0)

0.960.68

0.480.24

0.03-0.12

Radius, µm

Upscatter Fraction, SZA = 45°

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

G(k

)/G

(k=

0)

0.050.040.030.020.010.00

Imaginary component of refractive index, k

Radius, µm

Normalized Forcing, Rs = 0.15

0.030.042 0.96 0.06

0.68 0.085

0.480.12

0.17-0.34

1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.0

α scat

(k)/

α scat

(k=

0)

0.960.68

0.48 0.24 0.12 0.03 - 0.06Radius, µm

Mass scattering efficiency

1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.0

ω

0.03

0.060.96

0.12 0.680.48

0.24

Radius, µm

Single scattering albedo

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GLOBAL AVERAGE NORMALIZED FORCINGRadius dependence compared to typical aerosol volume distributions

5

4

3

2

1

0

dV/d

r Accummulation mode Continental Urban

-500

-400

-300

-200

-100

0

100

G, W

g(S

O42-

)-1

1.00.80.60.40.20.0

Radius, µm

k 0 0.004 0.008 0.02 0.03

R = 0.15

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GLOBAL AVERAGE NORMALIZED FORCINGDependence on absorption and surface reflectance for typical aerosol distributions

k k

k k

Compare to single scattering albedo w at SGP 0.92 ± 0.06 (one s.d.; 10,000 2-houraverages of 1-minute data).

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WATER UPTAKE ANDLIGHT SCATTERING COEFFICIENT

Dependence on Relative Humidity18

16

14

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

Mol

es W

ater

/Mol

es S

olut

e

9080706050403020

Relative Humidity, %

Experiment Theory

(NH4) 42SO

D. Imre, T. Onasch, BNL

10

100

1

NH4HSO4

NaNO3

(NH4)2SO4

NH4NO3

(NH4)3H(SO4)2

Na2SO4

NaHSO4

Relative Humidity, %Lognormal, Dg = 0.3 µm; σg = 1.5; Tang, JGR, 1996

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MEASUREMENT STRATEGIES

ApproachLongTerm

vs.Campaign

Globalvs.

Local

Aggregatevs.

Detailed

Satellite remote sensing LT G A

Ground-based remote sensing LT L -> G A

Ground-based in-situ composition,physical, optical properties

C -> LT L D

Aircraft remote sensing C L A

Aircraft in-situ composition,physical, optical properties

C L D

Local measurements can be extended to quasi-global by networkof measurements.Campaign measurements can be extended to LongTerm.

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MONTHLY AVERAGE AEROSOL JUNE 1997

Optical Thickness at 865 nm

Ångström Exponent

Polder/Adeos CNES/NASDA LOA/LSCE

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INSTANTANEOUS AEROSOLOptical Thickness at 865 nm Ångström Exponent

April 16, 1997

March 25, 1997

Polder/Adeos CNES/NASDA LOA/LSCE

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AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH FROM AVHRR AND TOMS

King et al. (BAMS, 1999

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“SULFATE” PLUME EXTENDING EAST OF NORTH AMERICA180˚ BACKSCATTER RETURN

LITE (Lidar In-Space Technology Experiment)

Superior WI

Steubenville OH

Virginia Beach VA

1200 km Eof Cape

Canaveral

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AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHAND ÅNGSTRÖM EXPONENT

Determined by SunphotometryNorth Central Oklahoma

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AERONET (AErosol RObotic NETwork)

Holben et al., NASA GSFC, http://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov:8080/

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AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTION FROM AERONETSPECTRAL OPTICAL DEPTH AND SKY RADIANCE

King et al. (BAMS, 1999) after Remer et al. (1996)

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RAMAN LIDAR AEROSOL AND WATER VAPORNorth Central Oklahoma, October 6, 1999

DOE ARM Program; D. Turner, PNNLhttp://yard.arm.gov/~turner/raman_lidar_quicklooks.html

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MULTIPLE-WAVELENGTH LIDAR - RAMAN-LIDAR

Institut für Troposphärenforschung, Leipzig

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DEPENDENCE OF AEROSOL COMPOSITION ON LOCATION

EPA, National Air Quality and Emissions Trends Report, 1997, 1998

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REGIONAL AND DIURNAL DIFFERENCESIN AEROSOL LOADING AND SIZE

Composite of 4-hr samples over 9 days,September-October, 1996

Hughes, Cass, Prather et al. (1999)

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REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN AEROSOLLOADING, COMPOSITION, AND SIZE

Composite of 4-hr samples on several days,September-October, 1996

Hughes, Cass, Prather et al. (1999)

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TIME DEPENDENT PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONDifferential Mobility Analyzer, Low Relative HumidityRural Germany, May, 1999. Time Resolution 10 min

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 243

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dN/dlog D , cm-3p

May1999

W. Birmili (IFT, Leipzig)

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TIME-DEPENDENT PARTICLE COMPOSITIONAtlanta GA, Summer 1999

0

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• Rapid (sub-daily) variation of aerosol components.• Lack of correlation of several aerosol components.• Varying extent of neutralization of acid by ammonia.• Correlation of sulfate concentration with total aerosol mass.

Such information is not available withconventional filter sampling.

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DIFFERENTIAL HUMIDITY RESPONSE WITHIN AEROSOL

First analyzer, low RH; Second analyzer variable RHHopi Point, Grand Canyon, Arizona, March 1, 1990, 14:15

Zhang, McMurry et al. (1993)

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PARTICLE-TO-PARTICLECOMPOSITION DIFFERENCES

Time-of flight mass spectra of individual particles,South Coast, CA, September-October, 1996

Sea Salt

Organic Carbon

NH4NO3 + OC

NH4NO3EC +

Hughes, Cass, Prather et al. (1999)

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TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROGRAPHOF INDIVIDUAL PARTICLE

Soot inclusion in single particle consisting mainly of (NH4)2SO4

Unpolluted air near Tasmania.

Buseck and Pósfai (1999)

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AEROSOL VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONAerosol Lidar Backscatter on Cloud-Free Days

North Central Oklahoma

5

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August 22, 1996

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CumulativeRelative

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September 9, 1996

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Mixed Layer

October 14, 1996

Bergin, Schwartz, Halthore, Ogren & Hlavka (2000)

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VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF AEROSOL PROPERTIES

North Central Oklahoma

J. Ogren, NOAA CMDL

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STATISTICS OF VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF AEROSOL PROPERTIES

North Central Oklahoma

J. Ogren, NOAA CMDL

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MODELING EVOLUTION OF AEROSOL LOADING AND PROPERTIESMoment-based representation of aerosol microphysics

Day Log10 N Log10 µ3 Mean Radius

1

3

7

10

Wright, McGraw, Benkovitz & Schwartz (2000)

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MODEL EVALUATIONComparison of measured and modeled sulfate concentrationsModel is driven by observation-derived meteorological data

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MEASUREMENT STRATEGIES

ApproachLongTerm

vs.Campaign

Globalvs.

Local

Aggregatevs.

Detailed

Satellite remote sensing LT G A

Ground-based remote sensing LT L -> G A

Ground-based in-situ composition,physical, optical properties

C -> LT L D

Aircraft remote sensing C L A

Aircraft in-situ composition,physical, optical properties

C L D

Local measurements can be extended to quasi-global by networkof measurements.Campaign measurements can be extended to LongTerm.

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Looking tothe Future...

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Our quest for progress must be sustainable. We haveno right to destroy the earth.

Ecological damage, including global warming, mustbe curbed.

All low-lying countries must be saved: When theUnited Nations meets to usher in yet another century,will the Maldives and other low-lying island nationsstill be represented here?

MAUMOON ABDUL GAYOOM, President of Maldives

United Nations Millennium Summit, September, 2000