Royal
Netherlands
Meteorological
Institute
Section of
Atmospheric
Composition
The simulation of the transport of aircraft emissions
by a three-dimensional global model
G.J.M. Velders, L.C. Heijboer and H. Kelder
Ann. Geophys. 12, 385-393 (1994)
ABSTRACT:
A three-dimensional off-line tracer transport model coupled to the ECMWF analyses
has been used to study the transport of trace gases in the atmosphere.
The model gives a reasonable description of their general transport in the atmosphere.
The simulation of the transport of aircraft emissions (as NOx) has been studied
as well as the transport of passive tracers injected at different altitudes
in the North Atlantic Flight corridor.
A large zonal variation in the NOx concentrations as well as a large seasonal
and yearly variation was found.
The altitude of the flight corridor influences the amount of tracers transported
into the troposphere and stratosphere to a great extent.
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