A Millennium Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry: Past, Present, and Future of Atmospheric Chemistry
12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

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The GOCART Model Study of Aerosol Composition and Radiative Forcing

Mian Chin, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. Ginoux, B. Holben, M. D. Chou, S. Kinne, and C. Weaver

The Georgia Tech/Goddard Global Ozone Chemistry Aerosol Radiation and Transport (GOCART) model is used to simulate sulfate, dust, carbonaceous, and sea salt aerosols. The simulations are conducted using the past, present, and future emission scenarios for sulfur and carbonaceous aerosols and their precursors. Distributions of individual aerosol components and the model calculated aerosol optical thickness for the present day are compared with observations from field experiments, ground-based sun photometer networks, and remote sensing. Radiative effects and forcing of anthropogenic aerosols for the present time and projected future will also be discussed.

Joint Session 1, Global Climatology of Aerosols (Joint with the Millennium Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry and the 12th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations)
Thursday, 18 January 2001, 8:15 AM-2:15 PM

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