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COSMO-ART, status and delivery

Max Bangert, Kristina Lundgren, Rayk RinkeTanja Stanelle, Bernhard Vogel, Heike VogelKatrin Zink

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Ext. Parameters

COSMO–ART (ART = Aerosols and Reactive Trace Gases)

Vogel et al., 2009, ACPD

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PrecipitationRadiation

Aerosol

Gas phase Dynamics Humidity

CloudsTemperature

PrecipitationRadiation

Aerosol

Gas phase Dynamics Humidity

CloudsTemperature

Feedback processes realized in COSMO-ART

warm cloud processes

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Simulation of an Ambrosia pollen episode

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Average over Three Days

Aerosol mass T (F-R)

g m-3

g m-3

ΔT in K

ΔT in K

Cloud cover

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LC HC

AOT 0.172 0.590

ΔEG in W m-2 -5.43 -6.01

ΔT in K -0.10 -0.08

Episode day TR in K (run R) TR in K (run F) ΔTR in K

LC 30.08.2005 7.63 7.53 -0.10

31.08.2005 10.13 9.98 -0.15

01.09.2005 11.42 11.25 -0.17

HC 18.08.2005 11.31 11.22 -0.09

19.08.2005 9.02 8.91 -0.11

20.08.2005 2.57 2.39 -0.18

Average over Three Days (Germany)

Observed average weekly cycles: ΔT 0.2 K, ΔTR 0.11 K

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Accumulated (VC) Difference (VC-FC)

Changes in Precipitation (17-21 August)

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Saharan Dust Episode May, 2008

Data from Bingemer and Klein, IAU, University of Frankfurt

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People behind COSMO-ART

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COSMO-ART is published at ACPD, Vogel et al. (2009)

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If you want to use COSMO-ART:

1. You must be an official user of COSMO

2. You must sign a agreement with IMK for the usage of COSMO-ART (exclusion of commercial use)

When 1. and 2. are fullfilled you get access to an ftp server at IMK to

get the actual versions of the ART subroutines

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Support:

COSMO-User Training Course in Spring

Notification of bugs

Scientific support

No technical support

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Current users outside of IMK:

MeteoSwiss (pollen), Mathias Rotach and team

EMPA, Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology, Dübendorf

Christph Knote: Air pollution studies, support for regional climate simulations at ETH