Lagrangian transport based on the winds of the icosahedral nonhydrostatic model (ICON)
Representing atmospheric transport of constituents accurately in a chemistry climate model is a challenge. This is true in particular for a realistic representation of atmospheric transport barriers, e.g. at the edge of the polar vortices or at the tropopause. When transport is represented employing...
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| author | Jonas Sonnabend Jens-Uwe Grooß Felix Ploeger Lars Hoffmann Patrick Jöckel Bastian Kern Rolf Müller |
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| description | Representing atmospheric transport of constituents accurately in a chemistry climate model is a challenge. This is true in particular for a realistic representation of atmospheric transport barriers, e.g. at the edge of the polar vortices or at the tropopause. When transport is represented employing Lagrangian methods, numerical problems representing transport barriers may be obviated. Here, we present a first implementation of a Lagrangian transport model (the Chemical Lagrangian Model of the Stratosphere, CLaMS) driven by horizontal winds and vertical velocities of the icosahedral nonhydrostatic model (ICON) using the Modular Earth Submodel System (MESSy). The diabatic heating rates deduced from the temperature tendencies in the (free-running) ICON model allow vertical velocities to be determined and transport calculations in isentropic (diabatic) coordinates. The deduced diabatic heating rates agree qualitatively well with ERA5 reanalysis values in the zonal annual mean, but some discrepancies remain. Further, there is an overall agreement between the simulation and N2O observations by the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) satellite instrument; in particular regarding N2O gradients at the edge of the polar vortex. Overall, the Antarctic vortex and the associated transport barrier at its edge are well represented in the simulation, although the simulated polar vortex is larger than observed. Some differences between the observations and the Lagrangian simulation may be caused by the underlying ICON winds. The coupled ICON/MESSy-CLaMS transport scheme allows realistic simulations of tracer distributions in the free troposphere and in the stratosphere, including the representation of tracer gradients across transport barriers, a feature generally more difficult to obtain by classical Eulerian schemes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9d755c43768c4f2fa63243d77c60b60a2025-08-20T02:52:49ZengBorntraegerMeteorologische Zeitschrift0941-29482024-07-0133322924210.1127/metz/2024/1207105366Lagrangian transport based on the winds of the icosahedral nonhydrostatic model (ICON)Jonas SonnabendJens-Uwe GrooßFelix PloegerLars HoffmannPatrick JöckelBastian KernRolf MüllerRepresenting atmospheric transport of constituents accurately in a chemistry climate model is a challenge. This is true in particular for a realistic representation of atmospheric transport barriers, e.g. at the edge of the polar vortices or at the tropopause. When transport is represented employing Lagrangian methods, numerical problems representing transport barriers may be obviated. Here, we present a first implementation of a Lagrangian transport model (the Chemical Lagrangian Model of the Stratosphere, CLaMS) driven by horizontal winds and vertical velocities of the icosahedral nonhydrostatic model (ICON) using the Modular Earth Submodel System (MESSy). The diabatic heating rates deduced from the temperature tendencies in the (free-running) ICON model allow vertical velocities to be determined and transport calculations in isentropic (diabatic) coordinates. The deduced diabatic heating rates agree qualitatively well with ERA5 reanalysis values in the zonal annual mean, but some discrepancies remain. Further, there is an overall agreement between the simulation and N2O observations by the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) satellite instrument; in particular regarding N2O gradients at the edge of the polar vortex. Overall, the Antarctic vortex and the associated transport barrier at its edge are well represented in the simulation, although the simulated polar vortex is larger than observed. Some differences between the observations and the Lagrangian simulation may be caused by the underlying ICON winds. The coupled ICON/MESSy-CLaMS transport scheme allows realistic simulations of tracer distributions in the free troposphere and in the stratosphere, including the representation of tracer gradients across transport barriers, a feature generally more difficult to obtain by classical Eulerian schemes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/metz/2024/1207iconclamslagrangian transporttransport barriersnnitrous oxidestratosphere |
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| title | Lagrangian transport based on the winds of the icosahedral nonhydrostatic model (ICON) |
| title_full | Lagrangian transport based on the winds of the icosahedral nonhydrostatic model (ICON) |
| title_fullStr | Lagrangian transport based on the winds of the icosahedral nonhydrostatic model (ICON) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lagrangian transport based on the winds of the icosahedral nonhydrostatic model (ICON) |
| title_short | Lagrangian transport based on the winds of the icosahedral nonhydrostatic model (ICON) |
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| topic | icon clams lagrangian transport transport barriers n nitrous oxide stratosphere |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/metz/2024/1207 |
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