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1st AEROCOM workshop

(held at CNES Building in Paris, France June 2 and 3, 2003)

This document contains presentations and posters of the AEROCOM workshop in PARIS, France in June 2003. Contributions are bundled by topic:

  1. The GENERAL INFO section summarizes the AeroCom project, provides a workshop summary and lists the major AeroCom goals
  2. The GROUND DATA section contains presentations of longtime aerosol measurements at surface locations
  3. The SATELLITE DATA section contains presentations describing aerosol retrievals from space
  4. The DATA COMPARISONS section compares different aerosol data-sets - also indicating that data can be associated with large uncertainties due to retrieval assumptions or scaling issues
  5. The MODEL DESCRIPTION section introduces global models with aerosol component modules. The modules distinguish between sulfate, organic carbon, black carbon, sea-salt and dust.
  6. The MODEL EVALUATIONS section describes individual efforts to test and evaluate the performance of all models introduced in the MODEL DESCRIPTION section
  7. The MODEL COMPARISONS section contains presentations which compare model output. At times large discrepancies often without a clear understanding of their causes demonstrate the need for the more detailed intercomparisons of AEROCOM. Additional detail is provided in the POSTERS section
  8. The POSTERS section provides a more detailed look on model differences in aerosol component modeling. In addition, simulated (component combined) aerosol optical depths are compared to satellite retrievals and to ground statistics from AERONET. An addition poster illustrates that remote sensing from the ground (with the example of AERONET) can provide (beyond optical depth) much more data on aerosol properties (e.g. size-distribution or absorption).
  9. The SOURCES section introduces data and efforts towards a common inventory of aerosol emission data for the year 2000 for model simulations with identical aerosol source assumptions

GENERAL INFO
  1. The AeroCom Project
  2. The Program of PARIS the workshop
  3. Attendees of the PARIS workshop
  4. AeroCom goals


Subgroup gathering on Montmartre:
Michael Schulz, Rob Levy, Philip Stier, Julian Wilson, Claudia Timmreck and Detlef Mueller (left to right)

GROUND DATA
  1. Surface data from the GAW World Data Centre for Aerosols presented by Julian Wilson (JRC, Ispra)
  2. IMPROVE
  3. Aerosol Monitoring Network contributed by Bret Schichtel (CIRA, Ft.Collins)
  4. Aerosol Optical Depth in GAW Trial Network presented by Christoph Wehrli (WRC-pmod, Davos)
  5. AERONET - new aerosol products, data access, and reanalysis of data for mixtures of fine and coarse mode aerosols contributed by Brent Holben (NASA-GSFC, Greenbelt)
  6. Inversion of Sun & Sky Radiance to derive aerosol properties from AERONET contributed by Oleg Dubovik (NASA-GSFC, Greenbelt)
  7. AERONET ­ data samples presented by Stefan Kinne (MPI, Hamburg)
  8. Aerosol properties from MFRSR networks contributed by Mikhail Alexandrov (NASA-GISS, New York)
  9. European Aerosol Research Lidar Network EARLINET presented by Volker Matthias
  10. The Regional East Atmospheric Lidar Mesonet REALM contributed by Ray Hoff (UMBC, Baltimore)
  11. Raman Lidar Retreivals presented by Delef Mueller (IfT, Leipzig)
  12. Regional Representation are local measurements useful for the evaluation of large-gridded global models? presented by Stefan Kinne (MPI, Hamburg)

SATELLITE DATA
  1. Aerosol Retrieved from MODIS : Algorithm, Products, Validation and the Future presented by Rob Levy (NASA-GSFC, Greenbelt)
  2. MISR Aerosol Product Status contributed by John Martonchick (NASA-JPL, Pasadena)
  3. Global Distribution of aerosols as seen from the POLDER instruments presented by Francois­Marie Breon (LSCE, Saclay)
  4. Aerosol Products from TOMS 6 presented by Omar Torres (NASA-GSFC, Greenbelt)
  5. Aerosol retrievals from AVHRR : updated long-term climatology of aerosol properties contributed by Igor Geogdzhayev (NASA-GISS, New York)
  6. Aerosol Products Over Ocean from NOAA/AVHRR and EOS/MODIS created / maintained by NOAA/NESDIS contributed by Alexander Iganatov (NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Springs)
  7. ATSR-2, AATSR, GOME, SCIAMACHY, OMI presented by Gerrit de Leeuw (TNO) with contributions by Thomas Holzer-Popp (DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen)
  8. Aerosol Remote Sensing from GOES contributed by Ken Knapp (NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Springs)
  9. SeaWiFS and Meteosat aerosol products presented Cyril Moulin (LSCE, Saclay)
  10. Development and validation of a regional model of desert dust for the study of seasonal and inter-annual variations over Sahara and Sahel ­ coupling with satellite observations presented by Isabelle Chiapello (LOA, Lille)
  11. Aerosol optical depth over land from AVHRR pathfinder atmosphere data contributed by Ken Knapp (NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Springs)

DATA COMPARISONS
  1. Intercomparison of satellite retrieved aerosol optical depth over ocean presented by Gunnar Myhre (Univ.of Oslo)
  2. Aerosol Data from Space ­ What dataset to choose? contributed by Stefan Kinne (MPI, Hamburg)

MODEL DESCRIPTION
  1. LMDzT global circulation model presented by Michael Schulz (LSCE, Saclay)
  2. Overview of SPRINTARS (Spectral Radiation-Transport Model for Aerosol Species) presented by Toshihiko Takemura (Kyushu Univ.)
  3. The ECHAM5 aerosol model presented by Philip Stier (MPI, Hamburg)
  4. Aerosol modelling in the Oslo Chemistry Transport Model 2 (CTM2) presented by Gunnar Myhre (Univ.of Oslo)
  5. The NCAR Match model (Model for Atmospheric Transport and CHemistry) presented by David Fillmore (NCAR, Boulder)
  6. Multi-component aerosol transport and radiative effects in LMDZ-GCM presented by Shekar Reddy and Olivier Boucher (LOA, Lille)
  7. Simulations of Size-segregated Aerosols in the Atmosphere with GCM/CAM presented by Sun-Ling Gong (MET service, Toronto)
  8. The ULAQ climate-chemistry coupled model presented by Gianni Pitari (Univ. Aquila)
  9. The CCM-Oslo model presented by Trond Iversen (Univ.of Oslo)
  10. IMPACT/DAO Model Description presented by Joyce Penner (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor)
  11. The CCCma3 model (AGCM4 Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis) presented by Glen Lesins (Dalhousie Univ., Halifax)

MODEL EVALUATIONS
  1. LMDzT Global Circulation Model ­ initial evaluations with POLDER data presented by Michael Schulz (LSCE, Saclay)
  2. Evaluation of SPRINTARS (Spectral Radiation-Transport Model for Aerosol Species) presented by Toshihiko Takemura (Kyushu Univ.)
  3. The ECHAM5 Aerosol Model ­ Results and Issues presented by Philip Stier (MPI, Hamburg)
  4. Aerosol modelling in the Oslo Chemistry Transport Model 2 (CTM2) presented by Gunnar Myhre (Univ.of Oslo)
  5. NCAR Match - Model Evaluation presented by David Fillmore (NCAR, Boulder)
  6. Multi-component aerosol transport and radiative effects in LMDZ-GCM presented by Shekar Reddy and Olivier Boucher (LOA, Lille)
  7. Results of Size-segregated Aerosols in the Atmosphere with GCM/CAM presented by Sun-Ling Gong (MET service, Toronto)
  8. The ULAQ climate-chemistry coupled model ­ Model Evaluations presented by Gianni Pitari (Univ. Aquila)
  9. The CCM-Oslo model ­ Status Aerocom presented by Trond Iversen (Univ.of Oslo)
  10. IMPACT/DAO Aerosol Model Assessment presented by Joyce Penner (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor)
  11. Model Validation of CCCma3 AGCM4 presented by Glen Lesins (Dalhousie Univ., Halifax)
  12. Nudge or Climatological? A comparison using the ECHAM4 climate model presented by Claudia Timmreck (MPI, Hamburg)

MODEL COMPARISONS
  1. IPCC Model Intercomparison : Lessons Learned presented by Joyce Penner (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor)
  2. Aerosol Component Models - an initial comparison - an initial comparison presented by Stefan Kinne (MPI, Hamburg)
  3. AeroCom ­ the new data protocol and selected comparisons presented by Michael Schulz (LSCE, Saclay)

POSTERS
  1. AeroCom preliminary results ­ First evaluations for Paris prepared by Michael Schulz
  2. Seasonal aerosol properties and forcing ­ a global view based on AERONET statistics prepared by Stefan Kinne
  3. Global patterns of aerosol optical depth ­ a comparison of model simulations and satellite retrievals prepared by Stefan Kinne
  4. Monthly averages of aerosol properties ­ global fields for aerosol optical depth against the ‘best’ data from ground and space prepared by Stefan Kinne
  5. Monthly averages of aerosol properties ­ global fields for aerosol optical depth: 6 models and 6 data-sets prepared by Stefan Kinne
  6. Simulated aerosol components ­ global fields of yaerly averages and seasonality (=range of 3 month running means) prepared by Stefan Kinne

SOURCES
  1. Sea-salt Global Sea-salt Production Fluxes contributed by Sun-Ling Gong (MET service, Toronto)
  2. Anthropogenic emissions: Recommended dataset of Anthropogenic emissions for use in AEROCOM contributed by Frank Dentener (JRC, Ispra)
  3. Dust emissions for the year 2000 contributed by Paul Ginoux (NOAA-GFDL, Princeton)

 

AEROCOM
is an international
science initiative
on aerosols and climate

supported by
EU Framework programmes
ACTRIS
MACC-II
EUCAARI
PHOENICS


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