Coupled chemistry–meteorology modelling: status and relevance for numerical weather prediction, air quality and climate communities (SI of EuMetChem COST ES1004) (ACP/GMD inter-journal SI)(ACP/GMD inter-journal SI)
Coupled chemistry–meteorology modelling: status and relevance for numerical weather prediction, air quality and climate communities (SI of EuMetChem COST ES1004) (ACP/GMD inter-journal SI)(ACP/GMD inter-journal SI)
Editor(s): GMD topic editors | Coordinators: B. Vogel and A. Baklanov Special issue jointly organized between Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics and Geoscientific Model Development

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12 Apr 2018
An assessment of aerosol optical properties from remote-sensing observations and regional chemistry–climate coupled models over Europe
Laura Palacios-Peña, Rocío Baró, Alexander Baklanov, Alessandra Balzarini, Dominik Brunner, Renate Forkel, Marcus Hirtl, Luka Honzak, José María López-Romero, Juan Pedro Montávez, Juan Luis Pérez, Guido Pirovano, Roberto San José, Wolfram Schröder, Johannes Werhahn, Ralf Wolke, Rahela Žabkar, and Pedro Jiménez-Guerrero
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 5021–5043, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-5021-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-5021-2018, 2018
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12 Dec 2017
Modeling the radiative effects of biomass burning aerosols on carbon fluxes in the Amazon region
Demerval S. Moreira, Karla M. Longo, Saulo R. Freitas, Marcia A. Yamasoe, Lina M. Mercado, Nilton E. Rosário, Emauel Gloor, Rosane S. M. Viana, John B. Miller, Luciana V. Gatti, Kenia T. Wiedemann, Lucas K. G. Domingues, and Caio C. S. Correia
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 14785–14810, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-14785-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-14785-2017, 2017
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08 Sep 2017
Changes in domestic heating fuel use in Greece: effects on atmospheric chemistry and radiation
Eleni Athanasopoulou, Orestis Speyer, Dominik Brunner, Heike Vogel, Bernhard Vogel, Nikolaos Mihalopoulos, and Evangelos Gerasopoulos
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 10597–10618, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-10597-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-10597-2017, 2017
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11 Aug 2017
Regional effects of atmospheric aerosols on temperature: an evaluation of an ensemble of online coupled models
Rocío Baró, Laura Palacios-Peña, Alexander Baklanov, Alessandra Balzarini, Dominik Brunner, Renate Forkel, Marcus Hirtl, Luka Honzak, Juan Luis Pérez, Guido Pirovano, Roberto San José, Wolfram Schröder, Johannes Werhahn, Ralf Wolke, Rahela Žabkar, and Pedro Jiménez-Guerrero
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 9677–9696, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-9677-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-9677-2017, 2017
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08 Aug 2017
Enviro-HIRLAM online integrated meteorology–chemistry modelling system: strategy, methodology, developments and applications (v7.2)
Alexander Baklanov, Ulrik Smith Korsholm, Roman Nuterman, Alexander Mahura, Kristian Pagh Nielsen, Bent Hansen Sass, Alix Rasmussen, Ashraf Zakey, Eigil Kaas, Alexander Kurganskiy, Brian Sørensen, and Iratxe González-Aparicio
Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 2971–2999, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-2971-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-2971-2017, 2017
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27 Jun 2017
Modeling regional air quality and climate: improving organic aerosol and aerosol activation processes in WRF/Chem version 3.7.1
Khairunnisa Yahya, Timothy Glotfelty, Kai Wang, Yang Zhang, and Athanasios Nenes
Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 2333–2363, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-2333-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-2333-2017, 2017
24 Mar 2017
Volcanic ash modeling with the online NMMB-MONARCH-ASH v1.0 model: model description, case simulation, and evaluation
Alejandro Marti, Arnau Folch, Oriol Jorba, and Zavisa Janjic
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 4005–4030, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4005-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4005-2017, 2017
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27 Feb 2017
Two global data sets of daily fire emission injection heights since 2003
Samuel Rémy, Andreas Veira, Ronan Paugam, Mikhail Sofiev, Johannes W. Kaiser, Franco Marenco, Sharon P. Burton, Angela Benedetti, Richard J. Engelen, Richard Ferrare, and Jonathan W. Hair
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 2921–2942, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-2921-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-2921-2017, 2017
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10 Feb 2017
Description and evaluation of the Multiscale Online Nonhydrostatic AtmospheRe CHemistry model (NMMB-MONARCH) version 1.0: gas-phase chemistry at global scale
Alba Badia, Oriol Jorba, Apostolos Voulgarakis, Donald Dabdub, Carlos Pérez García-Pando, Andreas Hilboll, María Gonçalves, and Zavisa Janjic
Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 609–638, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-609-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-609-2017, 2017
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13 Jan 2017
The Brazilian developments on the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (BRAMS 5.2): an integrated environmental model tuned for tropical areas
Saulo R. Freitas, Jairo Panetta, Karla M. Longo, Luiz F. Rodrigues, Demerval S. Moreira, Nilton E. Rosário, Pedro L. Silva Dias, Maria A. F. Silva Dias, Enio P. Souza, Edmilson D. Freitas, Marcos Longo, Ariane Frassoni, Alvaro L. Fazenda, Cláudio M. Santos e Silva, Cláudio A. B. Pavani, Denis Eiras, Daniela A. França, Daniel Massaru, Fernanda B. Silva, Fernando C. Santos, Gabriel Pereira, Gláuber Camponogara, Gonzalo A. Ferrada, Haroldo F. Campos Velho, Isilda Menezes, Julliana L. Freire, Marcelo F. Alonso, Madeleine S. Gácita, Maurício Zarzur, Rafael M. Fonseca, Rafael S. Lima, Ricardo A. Siqueira, Rodrigo Braz, Simone Tomita, Valter Oliveira, and Leila D. Martins
Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 189–222, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-189-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-189-2017, 2017
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05 Jan 2017
Evaluating the representation of aerosol optical properties using an online coupled model over the Iberian Peninsula
Laura Palacios-Peña, Rocío Baró, Juan Luis Guerrero-Rascado, Lucas Alados-Arboledas, Dominik Brunner, and Pedro Jiménez-Guerrero
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 277–296, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-277-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-277-2017, 2017
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06 Dec 2016
Changes in regional meteorology induced by anthropogenic heat and their impacts on air quality in South China
Min Xie, Kuanguang Zhu, Tijian Wang, Wen Feng, Da Gao, Mengmeng Li, Shu Li, Bingliang Zhuang, Yong Han, Pulong Chen, and Jingbiao Liao
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 15011–15031, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-15011-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-15011-2016, 2016
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26 Jul 2016
The importance of plume rise on the concentrations and atmospheric impacts of biomass burning aerosol
Carolin Walter, Saulo R. Freitas, Christoph Kottmeier, Isabel Kraut, Daniel Rieger, Heike Vogel, and Bernhard Vogel
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 9201–9219, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9201-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9201-2016, 2016
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18 May 2016
Modeling of the anthropogenic heat flux and its effect on regional meteorology and air quality over the Yangtze River Delta region, China
Min Xie, Jingbiao Liao, Tijian Wang, Kuanguang Zhu, Bingliang Zhuang, Yong Han, Mengmeng Li, and Shu Li
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 6071–6089, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6071-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6071-2016, 2016
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17 May 2016
Effects of aerosols on clear-sky solar radiation in the ALADIN-HIRLAM NWP system
Emily Gleeson, Velle Toll, Kristian Pagh Nielsen, Laura Rontu, and Ján Mašek
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 5933–5948, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5933-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5933-2016, 2016
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17 Mar 2016
Variational data assimilation for the optimized ozone initial state and the short-time forecasting
Soon-Young Park, Dong-Hyeok Kim, Soon-Hwan Lee, and Hwa Woon Lee
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 3631–3649, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-3631-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-3631-2016, 2016
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18 Feb 2016
Decadal evaluation of regional climate, air quality, and their interactions over the continental US and their interactions using WRF/Chem version 3.6.1
Khairunnisa Yahya, Kai Wang, Patrick Campbell, Timothy Glotfelty, Jian He, and Yang Zhang
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 671–695, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-671-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-671-2016, 2016
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29 Jan 2016
A low-order coupled chemistry meteorology model for testing online and offline data assimilation schemes: L95-GRS (v1.0)
J.-M. Haussaire and M. Bocquet
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 393–412, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-393-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-393-2016, 2016
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20 Nov 2015
Feedbacks of dust and boundary layer meteorology during a dust storm in the eastern Mediterranean
S. Rémy, A. Benedetti, A. Bozzo, T. Haiden, L. Jones, M. Razinger, J. Flemming, R. J. Engelen, V. H. Peuch, and J. N. Thepaut
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 12909–12933, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12909-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12909-2015, 2015
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07 Sep 2015
Can a coupled meteorology–chemistry model reproduce the historical trend in aerosol direct radiative effects over the Northern Hemisphere?
J. Xing, R. Mathur, J. Pleim, C. Hogrefe, C.-M. Gan, D. C. Wong, and C. Wei
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 9997–10018, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-9997-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-9997-2015, 2015
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04 Sep 2015
A new chemistry option in WRF-Chem v. 3.4 for the simulation of direct and indirect aerosol effects using VBS: evaluation against IMPACT-EUCAARI data
P. Tuccella, G. Curci, G. A. Grell, G. Visconti, S. Crumeyrolle, A. Schwarzenboeck, and A. A. Mensah
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2749–2776, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2749-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2749-2015, 2015
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16 Jul 2015
Application of WRF/Chem over North America under the AQMEII Phase 2 – Part 2: Evaluation of 2010 application and responses of air quality and meteorology–chemistry interactions to changes in emissions and meteorology from 2006 to 2010
K. Yahya, K. Wang, Y. Zhang, and T. E. Kleindienst
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2095–2117, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2095-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2095-2015, 2015
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16 Jul 2015
Evaluation of the high resolution WRF-Chem (v3.4.1) air quality forecast and its comparison with statistical ozone predictions
R. Žabkar, L. Honzak, G. Skok, R. Forkel, J. Rakovec, A. Ceglar, and N. Žagar
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2119–2137, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2119-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2119-2015, 2015
04 Jun 2015
ICON–ART 1.0 – a new online-coupled model system from the global to regional scale
D. Rieger, M. Bangert, I. Bischoff-Gauss, J. Förstner, K. Lundgren, D. Reinert, J. Schröter, H. Vogel, G. Zängl, R. Ruhnke, and B. Vogel
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1659–1676, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1659-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1659-2015, 2015
19 May 2015
Sources of black carbon aerosols in South Asia and surrounding regions during the Integrated Campaign for Aerosols, Gases and Radiation Budget (ICARB)
R. Kumar, M. C. Barth, V. S. Nair, G. G. Pfister, S. Suresh Babu, S. K. Satheesh, K. Krishna Moorthy, G. R. Carmichael, Z. Lu, and D. G. Streets
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5415–5428, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5415-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5415-2015, 2015
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18 May 2015
Data assimilation in atmospheric chemistry models: current status and future prospects for coupled chemistry meteorology models
M. Bocquet, H. Elbern, H. Eskes, M. Hirtl, R. Žabkar, G. R. Carmichael, J. Flemming, A. Inness, M. Pagowski, J. L. Pérez Camaño, P. E. Saide, R. San Jose, M. Sofiev, J. Vira, A. Baklanov, C. Carnevale, G. Grell, and C. Seigneur
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5325–5358, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5325-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5325-2015, 2015
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13 May 2015
Data assimilation of satellite-retrieved ozone, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide with ECMWF's Composition-IFS
A. Inness, A.-M. Blechschmidt, I. Bouarar, S. Chabrillat, M. Crepulja, R. J. Engelen, H. Eskes, J. Flemming, A. Gaudel, F. Hendrick, V. Huijnen, L. Jones, J. Kapsomenakis, E. Katragkou, A. Keppens, B. Langerock, M. de Mazière, D. Melas, M. Parrington, V. H. Peuch, M. Razinger, A. Richter, M. G. Schultz, M. Suttie, V. Thouret, M. Vrekoussis, A. Wagner, and C. Zerefos
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5275–5303, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5275-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5275-2015, 2015
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07 Apr 2015
Tropospheric chemistry in the Integrated Forecasting System of ECMWF
J. Flemming, V. Huijnen, J. Arteta, P. Bechtold, A. Beljaars, A.-M. Blechschmidt, M. Diamantakis, R. J. Engelen, A. Gaudel, A. Inness, L. Jones, B. Josse, E. Katragkou, V. Marecal, V.-H. Peuch, A. Richter, M. G. Schultz, O. Stein, and A. Tsikerdekis
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 975–1003, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-975-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-975-2015, 2015
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21 Jan 2015
Ozone production and transport over the Amazon Basin during the dry-to-wet and wet-to-dry transition seasons
M. M. Bela, K. M. Longo, S. R. Freitas, D. S. Moreira, V. Beck, S. C. Wofsy, C. Gerbig, K. Wiedemann, M. O. Andreae, and P. Artaxo
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 757–782, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-757-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-757-2015, 2015
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30 Oct 2014
Simulating black carbon and dust and their radiative forcing in seasonal snow: a case study over North China with field campaign measurements
C. Zhao, Z. Hu, Y. Qian, L. Ruby Leung, J. Huang, M. Huang, J. Jin, M. G. Flanner, R. Zhang, H. Wang, H. Yan, Z. Lu, and D. G. Streets
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 11475–11491, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-11475-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-11475-2014, 2014
27 May 2014
A scale and aerosol aware stochastic convective parameterization for weather and air quality modeling
G. A. Grell and S. R. Freitas
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 5233–5250, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-5233-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-5233-2014, 2014
13 May 2014
Impacts of increasing the aerosol complexity in the Met Office global numerical weather prediction model
J. P. Mulcahy, D. N. Walters, N. Bellouin, and S. F. Milton
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 4749–4778, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-4749-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-4749-2014, 2014
24 Feb 2015
A new WRF-Chem treatment for studying regional-scale impacts of cloud processes on aerosol and trace gases in parameterized cumuli
L. K. Berg, M. Shrivastava, R. C. Easter, J. D. Fast, E. G. Chapman, Y. Liu, and R. A. Ferrare
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 409–429, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-409-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-409-2015, 2015
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10 Jan 2014
Online coupled regional meteorology chemistry models in Europe: current status and prospects
A. Baklanov, K. Schlünzen, P. Suppan, J. Baldasano, D. Brunner, S. Aksoyoglu, G. Carmichael, J. Douros, J. Flemming, R. Forkel, S. Galmarini, M. Gauss, G. Grell, M. Hirtl, S. Joffre, O. Jorba, E. Kaas, M. Kaasik, G. Kallos, X. Kong, U. Korsholm, A. Kurganskiy, J. Kushta, U. Lohmann, A. Mahura, A. Manders-Groot, A. Maurizi, N. Moussiopoulos, S. T. Rao, N. Savage, C. Seigneur, R. S. Sokhi, E. Solazzo, S. Solomos, B. Sørensen, G. Tsegas, E. Vignati, B. Vogel, and Y. Zhang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 317–398, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-317-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-317-2014, 2014
09 Sep 2013
The Chemistry CATT-BRAMS model (CCATT-BRAMS 4.5): a regional atmospheric model system for integrated air quality and weather forecasting and research
K. M. Longo, S. R. Freitas, M. Pirre, V. Marécal, L. F. Rodrigues, J. Panetta, M. F. Alonso, N. E. Rosário, D. S. Moreira, M. S. Gácita, J. Arteta, R. Fonseca, R. Stockler, D. M. Katsurayama, A. Fazenda, and M. Bela
Geosci. Model Dev., 6, 1389–1405, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-1389-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-1389-2013, 2013
22 Aug 2013
Coupling between the JULES land-surface scheme and the CCATT-BRAMS atmospheric chemistry model (JULES-CCATT-BRAMS1.0): applications to numerical weather forecasting and the CO2 budget in South America
D. S. Moreira, S. R. Freitas, J. P. Bonatti, L. M. Mercado, N. M. É. Rosário, K. M. Longo, J. B. Miller, M. Gloor, and L. V. Gatti
Geosci. Model Dev., 6, 1243–1259, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-1243-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-1243-2013, 2013
09 Apr 2013
Inclusion of ash and SO2 emissions from volcanic eruptions in WRF-Chem: development and some applications
M. Stuefer, S. R. Freitas, G. Grell, P. Webley, S. Peckham, S. A. McKeen, and S. D. Egan
Geosci. Model Dev., 6, 457–468, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-457-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-457-2013, 2013
15 Mar 2013
Modeling the South American regional smoke plume: aerosol optical depth variability and surface shortwave flux perturbation
N. E. Rosário, K. M. Longo, S. R. Freitas, M. A. Yamasoe, and R. M. Fonseca
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 2923–2938, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-2923-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-2923-2013, 2013
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