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Intercomparison of aerosol optical depths from four reanalyses and their multi-reanalysis consensus

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Xian, Peng, Reid, Jeffrey S., Ades, Melanie, Benedetti, Angela, Colarco, Peter R., da Silva, Arlindo, Eck, Tom F., Flemming, Johannes, Hyer, Edward J., Kipling, Zak, Rémy, Samuel, Sekiyama, Tsuyoshi Thomas, Tanaka, Taichu, Yumimoto, Keiya, Zhang, Jianglong·2024·Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
DOI 10.5194/acp-24-6385-2024

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The emergence of aerosol reanalyses in recent years has facilitated a comprehensive and systematic evaluation of aerosol optical depth (AOD) trends and attribution over multi-decadal timescales. Notable multi-year aerosol reanalyses currently available include NAAPS-RA from the US Naval Research Laboratory, the NASA MERRA-2, JRAero from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), and CAMSRA from Copernicus/ECMWF. These aerosol reanalyses are based on differing underlying meteorology models, representations of aerosol processes, as well as data assimilation methods and treatment of AOD observations. This study presents the basic verification characteristics of these four reanalyses versus both AERONET and MODIS retrievals in monthly AOD properties and identifies the strength of each reanalysis and the regions where divergence and challenges are prominent. Regions with high pollution and often mixed fine-mode and coarse-mode aerosol environments, such as South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Maritime Continent, pose significant challenges, as indicated by higher monthly AOD root mean square error. Moreover, regions that are distant from major aerosol source areas, including the polar regions and remote oceans, exhibit large relative differences in speciated AODs and fine-mode versus coarse-mode AODs among the four reanalyses. To ensure consistency across the globe, a multi-reanalysis consensus (MRC, i.e., ensemble mean) approach was developed similarly to the International Cooperative for Aerosol Prediction Multi-Model Ensemble (ICAP-MME). Like the ICAP-MME, while the MRC does not consistently rank first among the reanalyses for individual regions, it performs well by ranking first or second globally in AOD correlation and RMSE, making it a suitable candidate for climate studies that require robust and consistent assessments.

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Xian, P., Reid, J. S., Ades, M., Benedetti, A., Colarco, P. R., da Silva, A., Eck, T. F., Flemming, J., Hyer, E. J., Kipling, Z., Rémy, S., Sekiyama, T. T., Tanaka, T., Yumimoto, K., & Zhang, J.
Affiliations
  • Naval Research Laboratory Marine Meteorology Division (US)
  • European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (GB)
  • Goddard Space Flight Center (US)
  • Japan Meteorological Agency (JP)
  • Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University (JP)
  • University of North Dakota (US)
Corresponding author
Xian, Peng
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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
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Copernicus GmbH
Published
2024-05-31
Volume
24
Issue
10
Pages
6385-6411
ISSN
  • 1680-7316 (ISSN-L)
  • 1680-7324
DOI
10.5194/acp-24-6385-2024
OpenAlex
W4399238803
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  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (80NSSC20K1260)
  • Nuclear Safety and Security Commission
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (22H00562)
  • Office of Naval Research
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Keywords
aerosol optical depth, aerosol reanalysis, reanalysis comparison, MERRA-2, AERONET validation, MODIS validation, fine-mode aerosol, coarse mode aerosol, aerosol source regions, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Maritime Continent

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