model evolution of a start08 observed tropospheric intrusion
DESCRIPTION
Model evolution of a START08 observed tropospheric intrusion. Dalon Stone, Kenneth Bowman, Cameron Homeyer - Texas A&M Laura Pan, Simone Tilmes, Doug Kinnison - NCAR Elliot Atlas - U. of Miami START08 Project Team. UTLS Workshop, NCAR 2009-10-20. START08 Field Campaign. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Model evolution of a START08 observed tropospheric
intrusionDalon Stone, Kenneth Bowman, Cameron Homeyer- Texas A&MLaura Pan, Simone Tilmes, Doug Kinnison - NCARElliot Atlas - U. of MiamiSTART08 Project Team
UTLS Workshop, NCAR2009-10-20
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START08 Field Campaign• Stratosphere-Troposphere
Analyses of Regional Transport (START08)
• April - June 2008, 18 flights
• NSF/NCAR Gulfstream V (GV) Aircraft
• Measured numerous chemical and microphysical species in the extra-tropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS)
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Models Used- Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model
(WACCM)
- Global Forecast System (GFS)
• NCAR climate model with numerous chemical species and free running dynamics
• 2.5° x ~1.9° horizontal resolution, interpolated to GFS pressure grid with 47 vertical levels, ~1 km native resolution in the UTLS
• 3 hour output from April to July 2008• Particular simulation used 10% nudging to meteorological
fields from Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS-5) analyses
• National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) global model used for synoptic-scale weather forecasts
• 0.3° x 0.3° high horizontal resolution, 47 vertical levels with ~0.5 km resolution in the UTLS
• 6 hour analyses from April to July 2008
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Primary Goals• To compare WACCM model output to in situ
START08 observations with tracer correlations and vertical profiles
• Compare WACCM with GFS analyses to verify existence of dynamical transport features and multiple tropopause (MT) events within the met fields
•Use START08 data and GFS analyses to validate WACCM’s ability to simulate intrusion-like characteristics
•Use WACCM as a diagnostic tool to study the spatial and temporal evolution of a mid-latitude tropospheric intrusion
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RF01 flight summary
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RF01 Flight Track
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RF01 Static Stability
Low stability High stability
Sandwich layer
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Tracer comparisons with RF01
observations
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RF01 Tracer Comparison
Flight through intrusion
Lifetime: ~ 1 - 2 months
Sandwich layer
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RF01 Tracer Comparison
Lifetime: ~ 3 months
Sandwich layer
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RF01 Tracer Comparison
Intrusion points
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Flight RF01
Intrusion branch
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RF01 Tracer Comparison
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Spatial and vertical extent of intrusion
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WACCM Ozone vs. CO
Tropospheric intrusion
Stratospheric intrusion
Criterion...a). < 390 Kb). > 25˚ N.
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GFS Double Tropopause
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WACCM Double Tropopause
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WACCM Stability Section
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WACCM Ozone Section
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WACCM Stability Section
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WACCM Ozone Section
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Intrusion in 3-DCore of intrusion layer
WACCM tropopause
Low observed ozone
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Model evolution of RF01 tropospheric
intrusion
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WACCM 380 K Ozone
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WACCM Min Critical Ozone
Ozone (ppbv)Al
titud
e (k
m)
Typical Ozone Profile in Intrusion Layer
< 4 km
17 km
> 20% decrease
Plotted value (core of intrusion)
Tropopause
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Summary and Future Work•WACCM nudged met fields capture synoptic-scale
dynamical processes (e.g., wave breaking) that are associated with tropospheric intrusions and MT events
•Mixing and/or diffusion time scales within the intrusion appear to be shorter than START08 observations suggest
•START08 observations provide a high-resolution data set to further validate WACCM output
•Model ozone lapse rates are used to identify the spatial extent of tropospheric intrusions
•Mapping these regions will provide a tool to study the spatial and temporal evolution of tropospheric intrusions in the future