Aviation Fuel Tracer Simulation: Model Intercomparison and Implications

Danilin, M.Y. and Fahey, D.W. and Schumann, U. and Prather, M.J. and Penner, J.E. and Ko, M.K.W. and Weisenstein, D.K. and Jackman, C.H. and Pitari, G. and Köhler, I. and Sausen, R. and Weaver, C.J. and Douglass, A.R. and Connell, P.S. and Kinnison, D.E. and Dentener, F.J. and Fleming, E.L. and Berntsen, T.K. and Isaksen, I.S.A. and Haywood, J.M. and Kärcher, B. (1998) Aviation Fuel Tracer Simulation: Model Intercomparison and Implications. Geophysical Research Letters, 25, pp. 3947-3950.

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Abstract

An upper limit for aircraft-produced perturbations to aerosols and gaseous exhaust products in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UT/LS) is derived using the 1992 aviation fuel tracer simulation performed by eleven global atmospheric models. Key findings are that subsonic aircraft emissions: 1) have not be responsible for the observed water vapor trends at 40°N; 2) could be a significant source of soot mass near 12 km, but not at 20 km, 3) might cause a noticeable increase in the background sulfate aerosol surface area and number densities (but not mass density) near the northern mid-latitude tropopause, and 4) could provide a global, annual mean top of the atmosphere radiative forcing up to +0.006 W/m² and −0.013 W/m² due to emitted soot and sulfur, respectively.

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Document Type:

Article

Title:

Aviation Fuel Tracer Simulation: Model Intercomparison and Implications

Authors:

Authors	Institution or Email of Authors	Author's ORCID iD	ORCID Put Code
Danilin, M.Y.	Atmosph. and Environm. Res., Cambridge, MA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Fahey, D.W.	NOAA, Boulder, CO, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Schumann, U.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Prather, M.J.	Univ. of California, CA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Penner, J.E.	Univ. of Michigan, MI, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Ko, M.K.W.	Atmosph. and Environm. Res., Cambridge, MA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Weisenstein, D.K.	Atmosph. and Environm. Res., Cambridge, MA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Jackman, C.H.	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, MD, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Pitari, G.	Univ. of L'Aquila, I	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Köhler, I.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Sausen, R.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Weaver, C.J.	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, MD, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Douglass, A.R.	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, MD, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Connell, P.S.	Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore, CA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Kinnison, D.E.	Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore, CA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Dentener, F.J.	Utrecht Univ., NL	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Fleming, E.L.	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, MD, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Berntsen, T.K.	Center for Intern. Climate and Enivronmental Research, Oslo, N	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Isaksen, I.S.A.	Univ. of Oslo, N	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Haywood, J.M.	Meteorological Office, UK	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Kärcher, B.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED

Date:

1998

Journal or Publication Title:

Geophysical Research Letters

Open Access:

Yes

Gold Open Access:

In SCOPUS:

In ISI Web of Science:

Volume:

Page Range:

pp. 3947-3950

Status:

Published

Keywords:

atmospheric models, tropopause, aircraft emissions

HGF - Research field:

Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old)

HGF - Program:

Space (old)

HGF - Program Themes:

W EO - Erdbeobachtung

DLR - Research area:

Space

DLR - Program:

W EO - Erdbeobachtung

DLR - Research theme (Project):

W - Vorhaben Atmosphären- und Klimaforschung (old)

Location:

Oberpfaffenhofen

Institutes and Institutions:

Institute of Atmospheric Physics

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DLR-Beauftragter, elib

Deposited On:

08 Dec 2005

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