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Article: Modeling the annual cycle of sea salt in the global 3D model Oslo CTM2: Concentrations, fluxes, and radiative impact
- Article from:
- Journal of Climate
- Article date:
- July 1, 2002
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CopyrightCopyright American Meteorological Society Jul 1, 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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(Manuscript received 30 April 2001, in final form 28 December 2001)
ABSTRACT
A global three-dimensional chemical transport model (CTM) is used to model the yearly cycle of sea salt. Sea salt particles are produced by wind acting on the sea surface, and they are removed by wet and dry deposition. In this study, forecast meteorological data are taken from the ECMWF The modeled concentrations are compared to measured concentrations at sea level, and both absolute values and monthly variations compare well with measurements. Radiation calculations have been performed using the same meteorological input data as the CTM calculations. The global, yearly average burden of sea salt is found to be ...