Vol. 33, issue 04, article # 2

Abstract:

We compare the time variations in monthly average concentrations of black carbon in the surface atmospheric layer, obtained from field measurements ([BC]) and from MERRA-2 reanalysis ([BC]_M) at four monitoring sites located in the northern part of Russia (Tiksi Hydrometeorological Observatory (HMO), Pechora-Ilych Biosphere Reserve, Alaska (Barrow), and Greenland (Summit). It is shown that the MERRA-2 reanalysis data for the regions of Tiksi HMO and Barrow not fully reflect the [BC] variations during the year, in contrast to the Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve, where the differences are within 30–50%. The [BC]_M reanalysis data for the Summit monitoring site qualitatively agree with the measurement data characterizing the BC content in the free troposphere, but they underestimate [BC] by more than 2 times. In general, the analysis showed that the results of the MERRA-2 reanalysis of the monthly average values of the surface concentration of atmospheric black carbon can be used for climate assessments for hard-to-reach northern regions in the warm season with an error of about 30%. Possible reasons for the differences between [BC] and [BC]_M are discussed for different seasons and observation sites.

Keywords:

black carbon, atmospheric surface layer, Arctic; ground-based measurements, MERRA-2 reanalysis

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