The implementation of NEMS GFS Aerosol Component (NGAC) Version 2.0 for global multispecies forecasting at NOAA/NCEP – Part 1: Model descriptions

J. Wang; P. S. Bhattacharjee; V. Tallapragada; C.-H. Lu; S. Kondragunta; A. da Silva; X. Zhang; S.-P. Chen; S.-W. Wei; A. S. Darmenov; J. McQueen; P. Lee; P. Koner; A. Harris

doi:10.5194/gmd-11-2315-2018

Geoscientific Model Development (Jun 2018)

The implementation of NEMS GFS Aerosol Component (NGAC) Version 2.0 for global multispecies forecasting at NOAA/NCEP – Part 1: Model descriptions

J. Wang,
P. S. Bhattacharjee,
V. Tallapragada,
C.-H. Lu,
S. Kondragunta,
A. da Silva,
X. Zhang,
S.-P. Chen,
S.-W. Wei,
A. S. Darmenov,
J. McQueen,
P. Lee,
P. Koner,
A. Harris

Affiliations

J. Wang: NOAA/NWS National Centers for Environment Prediction, College Park, MD 20740, USA
P. S. Bhattacharjee: I. M. Systems Group, INC. at NOAA/NWS National Centers for Environment Prediction, College Park, MD 20740, USA
V. Tallapragada: NOAA/NWS National Centers for Environment Prediction, College Park, MD 20740, USA
C.-H. Lu: University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA
S. Kondragunta: NOAA/NESDIS Satellite Applications and Research Center, College Park, MD 20740, USA
A. da Silva: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
X. Zhang: South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
S.-P. Chen: University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA
S.-W. Wei: University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA
A. S. Darmenov: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
J. McQueen: NOAA/NWS National Centers for Environment Prediction, College Park, MD 20740, USA
P. Lee: NOAA/OAR Air Resource Laboratory, College Park, MD 20740, USA
P. Koner: University of Maryland, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, MD 20740, USA
A. Harris: University of Maryland, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, MD 20740, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-2315-2018
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11
pp. 2315 – 2332

Abstract

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The NEMS GFS Aerosol Component Version 2.0 (NGACv2) for global multispecies aerosol forecast has been developed at the National Centers of Environment Prediction (NCEP) in collaboration with the NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR), the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), and the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNYA). This paper describes the continuous development of the NGAC system at NCEP after the initial global dust-only forecast implementation (NGAC version 1.0, NGACv1). With NGACv2, additional sea salt, sulfate, organic carbon, and black carbon aerosol species were included. The smoke emissions are from the NESDIS STAR's Global Biomass Burning Product (GBBEPx), blended from the global biomass burning emission product from a constellation of geostationary satellites (GBBEP-Geo) and GSFC's Quick Fire Emission Data Version 2 from a polar-orbiting sensor (QFED2). This implementation advanced the global aerosol forecast capability and made a step forward toward developing a global aerosol data assimilation system. The aerosol products from this system have been used by many applications such as for regional air quality model lateral boundary conditions, satellite sea surface temperature (SST) physical retrievals, and the global solar insolation estimation. Positive impacts have been seen in these applications.

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