Atmospheric Properties from the 2006 Niamey Deployment and Climate Simulation with a Geodesic Grid Coupled Climate Model Fourth Quarter 2008

JH Mather ; DA Randall ; CJ Flynn

关键词: AEROSOLS;    ALGORITHMS;    CLIMATE MODELS;    CLIMATES;    CLOUDS;    DUSTS;    FORECASTING;    GEODESICS;    METRICS;    NIGER;    RADIATIONS;    SIMULATION;   

DOI  :  10.2172/947993
RP-ID  :  DOE/SC-ARM/P-08-018
PID  :  OSTI ID: 947993
Others  :  TRN: US200909%%325

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

In 2008, the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program and the Climate Change Prediction Program (CCPP) have been asked to produce joint science metrics. For CCPP, the metrics will deal with a decade-long control simulation using geodesic grid-coupled climate model. For ARM, the metrics will deal with observations associated with the 2006 deployment of the ARM Mobile Facility (AMF) to Niamey, Niger. Specifically, ARM has been asked to deliver data products for Niamey that describe cloud, aerosol, and dust properties. The first quarter milestone was the initial formulation of the algorithm for retrieval of these properties. The second quarter milestone included the time series of ARM-retrieved cloud properties and a year-long CCPP control simulation. The third quarter milestone included the time series of ARM-retrieved aerosol optical depth and a three-year CCPP control simulation. This final fourth quarter milestone includes the time-series of aerosol and dust properties and a decade-long CCPP control simulation.