In:
Geoscientific Model Development, Copernicus GmbH, Vol. 13, No. 3 ( 2020-03-17), p. 1223-1266
Abstract:
Abstract. Here we present a description of the UKCA StratTrop chemical mechanism, which is used in the UKESM1 Earth system model for CMIP6. The StratTrop chemical mechanism is a merger of previously well-evaluated tropospheric and stratospheric mechanisms, and we provide results from a series of bespoke integrations to assess the overall performance of the model. We find that the StratTrop scheme performs well when compared to a wide
array of observations. The analysis we present here focuses on key
components of atmospheric composition, namely the performance of the model
to simulate ozone in the stratosphere and troposphere and constituents that
are important for ozone in these regions. We find that the results obtained
for tropospheric ozone and its budget terms from the use of the StratTrop
mechanism are sensitive to the host model; simulations with the same
chemical mechanism run in an earlier version of the MetUM host model show a
range of sensitivity to emissions that the current model does not fall
within. Whilst the general model performance is suitable for use in the UKESM1 CMIP6 integrations, we note some shortcomings in the scheme that future targeted studies will address.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1991-9603
DOI:
10.5194/gmd-13-1223-2020
DOI:
10.5194/gmd-13-1223-2020-supplement
Language:
English
Publisher:
Copernicus GmbH
Publication Date:
2020
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2456725-5