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Chemical and Aerosol Data Assimilation Activities during CalNex R. Bradley Pierce NOAA/NESDIS/STAR Allen Lenzen 1, Todd Schaack 1, Tom Ryerson 2, John.

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1 Chemical and Aerosol Data Assimilation Activities during CalNex R. Bradley Pierce NOAA/NESDIS/STAR Allen Lenzen 1, Todd Schaack 1, Tom Ryerson 2, John Holloway 2, Ilana Pollack 2, Ann Middlebrook 2, Roya Bahreini 2, Dan Lack 2, Owen Cooper 2, Sam Oltmans 2, Chris Hostetler 3, Rich Ferrare 3 1 University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2 NOAA ESRL Chemical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO, 3 NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA CalNex 2010 Data Analysis Workshop May 16 – 19, 2011, Sacramento CA

2 Demonstration of: Real-time assimilation of Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) stratospheric ozone profiles Real-time assimilation of Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) total ozone column Real-time incorporation of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) fire detection OMI cloud cleared O3 column RAQMS CalNex O3 Assimilation Procedure

3 CalNex-2010 O 3 sondes – Owen Cooper (NOAA ESRL) RAQMS NO ASSIM is low biased up to 30% of Ozonesonde CalNex Ozonesonde NO ASSIM

4 CalNex-2010 O 3 sondes – Owen Cooper (NOAA ESRL) RAQMS MLS+OMI analysis is within 20% of Ozonesonde CalNex Ozonesonde MLS+OMI ASSIM

5 Comparison with NOAA P3 Insitu O3 Measurements (Primarily LA Basin/Central Valley) Assimilation of MLS+OMI O3 retrievals results in increased lower-tropospheric O3 (and improved agreement with airborne insitu O3) over Southern California No AssimMLS+OMI Assim Insitu O3 from Tom Ryerson, NOAA ESRL

6 RAQMS CalNex AOD Assimilation Procedure Demonstration of: Real-time assimilation of MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) Real-time incorporation of MODIS based biomass burning emissions

7 Comparison with HSRL Lidar Measurements (Primarily LA Basin, Chris Hostetler, NASA LaRC) RAQMS free tropospheric median aerosol extinction is in very good agreement with HSRL Variability is underestimated, particularly for lower values of aerosol extinction Largest biases are found within the LA Basin Boundary Layer (below 1000m) were RAQMS median extinction is low

8 Comparison with NOAA P3 Insitu Aerosol Measurements (Primarily LA Basin/Central Valley) Need to better understand size range of measured insitu dray mass and Extinction measurements Boundary Layer extinction underestimates arise due to underestimates in local LA sources and neglect of nitrate aerosol in GOCART module Assimilation of MODIS AOD results in overestimates of free tropospheric aerosol dry mass due to uncertainties in hydroscopic growth

9 Assessment of Global 850mb O3 and Aerosol Extinction Forecast Skill Anomaly Correlations (AC) Correlation between forecast and analysis May-June mean removed Spectrally truncated to wavenumber 20 Averaged from 20N-80N useful Skill http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gmb/STATS/html/monarch.html

10 Northern Hemisphere 850mb May-June 2010 Anomaly Correlations (AC) (No Assimilation) useful Skill 850mb ozone forecasts have useful skill past 3 days (significantly better than water vapor) 850mb extinction forecasts do not have useful skill at 1 day

11 Northern Hemisphere 850mb May-June 2010 Anomaly Correlations (AC) (With MLS/OMI/MODIS Assimilation) useful Skill Assimilation of O3 retrievals results in slight improvements in 850mb ozone forecasts Assimilation of AOD retrievals results in significant improvement in 850mb extinction forecasts with useful skill at ~1.5 days

12 useful Skill Northern Hemisphere 850mb May-June 2010 Anomaly Correlations (AC) (No Assimilation) Only 850mb SO4 extinction forecasts useful skill past 1 day Black and organic carbon (BC+OC) and dust extinctions are both poorly initialized and forecasted

13 Northern Hemisphere 850mb May-June 2010 Anomaly Correlations (AC) (With MODIS Assimilation) useful Skill MODIS AOD assimilation results in small changes in 850mb SO4 extinction forecasts MODIS AOD assimilation results in significant improvements in black and organic carbon (BC+OC) and dust forecast skill (dust prediction useful at 2 days)

14 Sacramento CO May-June 2010 RAQMS 1x1 Degree Re-analysis May 10-12May 22-24

15 May 10-12May 22-24 Sacramento O3 May-June 2010 RAQMS 1x1 Degree Re-analysis

16 May 10-12May 22-24 Sacramento Dust Extinction May-June 2010 RAQMS 1x1 Degree Re-analysis

17 HSRL aerosol Scattering Ratio Saturday, May 22, 2010 HSRL data from Chris Hostetler and Rich Ferrare, NASA LaRC

18 GOES WV 00Z 20100523 (Saturday Afternoon)

19 RAQMS RDF 5km Lagrangian Descent Forecast

20 GOES WV 00Z 20100523 (Saturday Afternoon) RAQMS RDF 5km O3 forecast

21 GOES WV 00Z 20100523 (Saturday Afternoon) RAQMS RDF 5km Dust forecast

22 GOES WV 00Z 20100523 (Saturday Afternoon) RAQMS RDF 5km CO forecast

23 5km RDF CO, O3, Dust, and Vertical Displacement 00Z 20100523 (Saturday Afternoon) RAQMS RDF 5km Dust forecastRAQMS RDF 5km Descent forecast RAQMS RDF 5km CO forecastRAQMS RDF 5km O3 forecast

24 3km RDF CO, O3, Dust, and Vertical Displacement 00Z 20100523 (Saturday Afternoon) RAQMS RDF 3km Dust forecastRAQMS RDF 3km Descent forecast RAQMS RDF 3km CO forecastRAQMS RDF 3km O3 forecast

25 500m RDF CO, O3, Dust, and Vertical Displacement 00Z 20100523 (Saturday Afternoon) RAQMS RDF 500m Dust forecastRAQMS RDF 500m Descent forecast RAQMS RDF 500m CO forecastRAQMS RDF 500m O3 forecast

26 NAM-CMAQ CalNex Experimental Runs Fixed Lateral Boundary Conditions RAQMS Lateral Boundary Conditions Two real-time experimental NAM- CMAQ CB5 runs were conducted by NCEP (Y. Tang) during CalNex one with Fixed lateral boundary conditions (LBC) one with RAQMS LBC. We are conducting NAM-CMAQ post-mission studies focusing on assimilation of GOES Total Column Ozone. Here we look at the “Baseline” (no assimilation) results. FIXED LBC 00Z May 23, 2010

27 NAM-CMAQ CalNex Experimental Runs Fixed Lateral Boundary Conditions RAQMS Lateral Boundary Conditions RAQMS LBC 00Z May 23, 2010 RAQMS LBC results in increased surface ozone over Southern California and Inter-mountain West Southern California Central Valley Inter-mountain West

28 NAM-CMAQ verses AIRNOW May 22-June 30, 2010 Southern California (33N-35N 121W-114W) RAQMS LBCFIXED LBC Bias = -2.14 ppbvBias = 0.65 ppbv RAQMS LBC increases Southern California surface ozone and reduces bias

29 NAM-CMAQ verses AIRNOW May 22-June 30, 2010 Central Valley (35N-39N 124W-118W) RAQMS LBCFIXED LBC Bias = 2.56 ppbvBias = 3.35 ppbv RAQMS LBC increases Central Valley surface ozone and increases bias

30 NAM-CMAQ verses AIRNOW May 22-June 30, 2010 Inter-mountain West (35N-45N 115W-105W) RAQMS LBCFIXED LBC Bias = -1.04 ppbvBias = 8.36 ppbv RAQMS LBC increases Inter-mountain surface ozone and increases bias

31 CalNex-2010 O 3 sondes – Owen Cooper (NOAA ESRL) CalNex Ozonesonde FIXED LBC NAM-CMAQ experiment significantly underestimates upper tropospheric (<300mb) ozone and free tropospheric (<900mb) variance NAM-CMAQ FIXED LBC

32 CalNex-2010 O 3 sondes – Owen Cooper (NOAA ESRL) CalNex Ozonesonde RAQMS LBC NAM-CMAQ experiment overestimates free tropospheric (600-200mb) ozone and boundary layer (>900mb) variance but shows improved agreement in free tropospheric variance NAM CMAQ RAQMS LBC

33 Sacramento O3 May-June 2010 RAQMS 1x1 Degree Re-analysis

34 Sacramento O3 May 22 -June 22 2010 NAM-CMAQ with RAQMS LBC NAM-CMAQ RAQMS LBC experiment shows more descent of high ozone air than RAQMS 1x1 re-analysis which may lead to overestimates in surface ozone Points to the need for improved vertical resolution in NAM-CMAQ upper troposphere/lower stratosphere

35 Sacramento O3 May 22 -June 22 2010 NAM-CMAQ with FIXED LBC FIXED LBC experiment shows less descent of high ozone air then RAQMS LBC experiment FIXED LBC experiment shows less variance then either RAQMS or the RAQMS LBC experiment

36 Summary: Assimilation of global satellite ozone retrievals results in improved agreement with CalNex P3 airborne and ozonesonde ozone measurements and slight improvements in large-scale ozone forecasts Assimilation of global aerosol retrievals results in improved agreement with CalNex HSRL airborne aerosol extinction measurements and significant improvements in large-scale dust forecasts Leads to overestimates of insitu aerosol dry mass and extinction Need to understand the contribution from large aerosols to ambient extinction Use of real-time RAQMS LBC within experimental CB5 NAM-CMAQ leads to improved agreement with UTLS ozonesonde measurements and improved representation of free tropospheric variance but leads to overestimates in surface ozone over the inter-mountain west Need to increase the vertical resolution of NAM-CMAQ in the UTLS Forecasting exceedances under the proposed ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) will require improved treatment of free tropospheric ozone within regional AQ forecasting and assessment systems

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