Articles | Volume 14, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-2659-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-2659-2021
Methods for assessment of models
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12 May 2021
Methods for assessment of models |  | 12 May 2021

Interpol-IAGOS: a new method for assessing long-term chemistry–climate simulations in the UTLS based on IAGOS data, and its application to the MOCAGE CCMI REF-C1SD simulation

Yann Cohen, Virginie Marécal, Béatrice Josse, and Valérie Thouret

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Assessing long-term chemistry–climate simulations with in situ and frequent observations near the tropopause is possible with the IAGOS commercial aircraft data set. This study presents a method that distributes the IAGOS data (ozone and CO) on a monthly model grid, limiting the impact of resolution for the evaluation of the modelled chemical fields. We applied it to the CCMI REF-C1SD simulation from the MOCAGE CTM and notably highlighted well-reproduced O3 behaviour in the lower stratosphere.