Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
GMD
Articles | Volume 19, issue 20
Articles | Volume 19, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-9905-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-9905-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 19, issue 20
Development and technical paper
 | 
15 Oct 2026
Development and technical paper |  | 15 Oct 2026

TRAILS – a novel framework for time-height-resolved attribution of long-range transported wildfire smoke

Johanna Roschke, Benedikt Gast, Martin Radenz, Albert Ansmann, Patric Seifert, George McCosh, and Heike Kalesse-Los

Data sets

NCEP FNL Operational Model Global Tropospheric Analyses National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Weather Service/NOAA/U.S. Department of Commerce https://doi.org/10.5065/D6M043C6

OMPS-NPP L2 NM Aerosol Index swath orbital V2 Omar Torres https://doi.org/10.5067/40L92G8144IV

CALIPSO Lidar Level 1B profile data, V4-51 D. Winker https://doi.org/10.5067/caliop/calipso/cal_lid_l1-standard-v4-51

CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Aerosol Profile, V4-51 D. Winker https://doi.org/10.5067/caliop/calipso/cal_lid_l2_05kmapro-standard-v4-51

Model code and software

remsens-lim/TRAILS: v1.0.1 (Version v1.0.1) Johanna Roschke https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22203604

Download
Short summary
This research introduces a new method that combines model simulations with satellite observations to attribute the influence of wildfire smoke on an airmass. By dynamically determining the height of smoke plumes, we overcome a key limitation of earlier fixed reception-height approaches. This advancement is crucial for improving our understanding of how wildfire emissions influence cloud formation and the broader Earth's climate system.
Read more
Share