POPs simulation

On this page we include information relevant to the persistent organic pollutant (POPs) simulation in GEOS-Chem.

Overview

Authors and collaborators

• Noelle Selin (MIT)
• Carey Friedman (MIT)

PAH simulation

This update was tested in the 1-month benchmark simulation v9-02c and approved on 29 Nov 2012.

A simulation for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has been added to GEOS-Chem v8-03-02 following Friedman and Selin (2012). Three separate PAHs are modeled: phenanthrene (PHE), pyrene (PYR), and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP). Separate modules have been created for each of the PAHs. Users can choose between different compounds in the input file.

--Melissa Payer 12:31, 21 September 2012 (EDT)

Previous issues that are now resolved

Prevent error when reading global OC

NOTE: This issue was resolved in the GEOS-Chem v9-02 public release (01 Mar 2014).

In routine GET_GLOBAL_OC (GeosCore/global_oc_mod.F), we have:

     ! Data is only available for 2005-2009
     IF ( THISYEAR < 2005 ) THEN
        YEAR = 2005
     ELSE IF ( THIS YEAR > 2009 ) THEN
        YEAR = 2009
     ELSE
        YEAR = THISYEAR
     ENDIF

     ! Get the TAU0 value for the start of the given month
     XTAU = GET_TAU0( THISMONTH, 1, THISYEAR )

To avoid a segmentation fault error when THISYEAR is outside of 2005-2009, we must change XTAU to:

     ! Get the TAU0 value for the start of the given month
     XTAU = GET_TAU0( THISMONTH, 1, YEAR )

--Melissa Sulprizio 10:33, 24 February 2014 (EST)

References

1. Friedman, C.L. and N.E. Selin. Long-range atmospheric transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: A global 3-D model analysis including evaluation of Arctic sources, Environ. Sci. Technol., 46, 9501-9510, 2012.