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A one-dimensional model describing aerosol formation and evolution in the stratosphere. I - Physical processes and mathematical analogs. II - Sensitivity studies and comparison with observationsA new time-dependent one-dimensional model of the stratospheric sulfate aerosol layer is developed. The model treats atmospheric photochemistry and aerosol physics in detail and includes the interaction between gases and particles explicitly. It is shown that the numerical algorithms used in the model are quite precise. Sensitivity studies and comparison with observations are made. The simulated aerosol physics generates a particle layer with most of the observed properties. The sensitivity of the calculated properties to changes in a large number of aeronomic aerosol parameters is discussed in some detail. The sensitivity analysis reveals areas where the aerosol model is most uncertain. New observations are suggested that might help resolve important questions about the origin of the stratospheric aerosol layer.
Document ID
19790051659
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Turco, R. P.
(R & D Associates Marina Del Rey, Calif., United States)
Hamill, P.
(R and D Associates Marina Del Rey, CA, United States)
Toon, O. B.
(R and D Associates Marina Del Rey, CA, United States)
Whitten, R. C.
(NASA Ames Research Center Space Sciences Div., Moffett Field, Calif., United States)
Kiang, C. S.
(National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, Colo., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Volume: 36
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
79A35672
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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