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A HTAP Multi-Model Assessment of the Influence of Regional Anthropogenic Emission Reductions on Aerosol Direct Radiative Forcing and the Role of Intercontinental Transport

Author
Takemura, Toshihiko
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[2012].
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1 electronic document
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Hess, Peter, Yu, Hongbin, Tan, Qian, Atherton, Cynthia S., Bian, Huisheng, Bey, Isabelle, Forberth, Gerd, Schulz, Michael, West, J. Jason, Bergmann, Dan, Bellouin, Nicolas, Chin, Mian, Shindell, Drew, and Diehl, Thomas
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Summary
In this study, we assess changes of aerosol optical depth (AOD) and direct radiative forcing (DRF) in response to the reduction of anthropogenic emissions in four major pollution regions in the northern hemisphere by using results from 10 global chemical transport models in the framework of the Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution (HTAP). The multi-model results show that on average, a 20% reduction of anthropogenic emissions in North America, Europe, East Asia and South Asia lowers the global mean AOD and DRF by about 9%, 4%, and 10% for sulfate, organic matter, and black carbon aerosol, respectively. The impacts of the regional emission reductions on AOD and DRF extend well beyond the source regions because of intercontinental transport. On an annual basis, intercontinental transport accounts for 10-30% of the overall AOD and DRF in a receptor region, with domestic emissions accounting for the remainder, depending on regions and species. While South Asia is most influenced by import of sulfate aerosol from Europe, North America is most influenced by import of black carbon from East Asia. Results show a large spread among models, highlighting the need to improve aerosol processes in models and evaluate and constrain models with observations.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 20120017002.
GSFC.JA.6598.2012.
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