In:
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Vol. 102, No. D5 ( 1997-03-20), p. 5953-5970
Abstract:
Simulations of 222 Rn and other short‐lived tracers are used to evaluate and intercompare the representations of convective and synoptic processes in 20 global atmospheric transport models. Results show that most established three‐dimensional models simulate vertical mixing in the troposphere to within the constraints offered by the observed mean 222 Rn concentrations and that subgrid parameterization of convection is essential for this purpose. However, none of the models captures the observed variability of 222 Rn concentrations in the upper troposphere, and none reproduces the high 222 Rn concentrations measured at 200 hPa over Hawaii. The established three‐dimensional models reproduce the frequency and magnitude of high‐ 222 Rn episodes observed at Crozet Island in the Indian Ocean, demonstrating that they can resolve the synoptic‐scale transport of continental plumes with no significant numerical diffusion. Large differences between models are found in the rates of meridional transport in the upper troposphere (interhemispheric exchange, exchange between tropics and high latitudes). The four two‐dimensional models which participated in the intercomparison tend to underestimate the rate of vertical transport from the lower to the upper troposphere but show concentrations of 222 Rn in the lower troposphere that are comparable to the zonal mean values in the three‐dimensional models.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0148-0227
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Publication Date:
1997
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