Air pollution in urban cites is caused not only by local emission sources but also significantly by regional atmospheric pollutant transport from surrounding areas. This study is to identify regional atmospheric PM10 transport pathways through an integrated modeling and synoptic pressure pattern analysis approach with a case study in Beijing, northern China. Beijing is a city sensitive to trans...

Chemical release disasters have serious consequences, disrupting ecosystems, society, and causing significant loss of life. Mitigating the destructive impacts relies on identification and mapping, monitoring, and trajectory forecasting. Improvements in sensor capabilities are enabling airborne and space-based remote sensing to support response activities. Key applications are improving transpor...

The characteristics of atmospheric low-frequency variability and midlatitude SST variability as simulated by the NCAR Climate System Model are analyzed in the vicinity of the North Paciic and North Atlantic basins. The simulated spatial patterns of variability correspond quite well to those seen in observational datasets, although there are some diierences in the amplitudes of variability. Comp...

We employ numerical models of Mars at spatial scales ranging from global to a few metres in order to investigate both the impact of increasing dust loading on atmospheric circulations and the role of different atmospheric circulation components on dust lifting, transport and on dust storm decay. Figure 1: Typical dust lifting events, relevant spatial scales and meteorological models suitable fo...

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions This discussion paper is/has been under review for the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP). Please refer to the corresponding final paper in ACP if available. Abstract The decrease of the concentration of ozone depleting substances (ODS) in the stratosphere over the past decade raises the question to what extent observed changes in strat...

This review of atmospheric pressure ion sources discusses major developments that have occurred since 1991. Advances in the instrumentation and understanding of the key physical principles are the primary focus. Developments with electrospray and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization and variations encompassing adaptations for surface analysis, ambient air analysis, high throughput, and modi...

The accurate temporal and spatial quantification of sources and sinks of radiatively or chemically active atmospheric trace gases, constitutes a considerable scientific challenge. However, this quantification is needed for two purposes. Firstly, it provides critical data for the evaluation of process-based prognostic models, which are used to predict the evolution of the atmospheric composition...

An analysis of the recently reconstructed gridded May–September total precipitation in the Indian monsoon region for the past half millennium discloses significant variations at multidecadal timescales. Meanwhile, paleo-climate modeling outputs from the National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Climate System Model 4.0 show similar multidecadal variations in the monsoon precipitation. ...

Estimates of CO2 fluxes that are based on atmospheric measurements rely upon a meteorology model to simulate atmospheric transport. These models provide a quantitative link between the surface fluxes and CO2 measurements taken downwind. Errors in the meteorology can therefore cause errors in the estimated CO2 fluxes. Meteorology errors that correlate or covary across time and/or space are parti...