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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-795-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-795-2024
Model evaluation paper
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31 Jan 2024
Model evaluation paper |  | 31 Jan 2024

The prototype NOAA Aerosol Reanalysis version 1.0: description of the modeling system and its evaluation

Shih-Wei Wei, Mariusz Pagowski, Arlindo da Silva, Cheng-Hsuan Lu, and Bo Huang

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This study describes the modeling system and the evaluation results for the first prototype version of a global aerosol reanalysis product at NOAA, prototype NOAA Aerosol ReAnalysis version 1.0 (pNARA v1.0). We evaluated pNARA v1.0 against independent datasets and compared it with other reanalyses. We identified deficiencies in the system (both in the forecast model and in the data assimilation system) and the uncertainties that exist in our reanalysis.
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