The MACC reanalysis: An 8-year data set of atmospheric composition

Title
The MACC reanalysis: An 8-year data set of atmospheric composition
Technical memorandum
Date Published
10/2012
Secondary Title
ECMWF Technical Memoranda
Number
671
Author
Antje Inness
F. Baier
Angela Benedetti
I. Bouarar
S. Chabrillat
H. Clark
C. Clerbaux
P. Coheur
Richard Engelen
Q. Errera
Johannes Flemming
M. George
C. Granier
J. Hadji-Lazaro
V. Huijnen
D. Hurtmans
Luke Jones
J. Kaiser
J. Kapsomenakis
K. Lefever
J. Leitao
Miha Razinger
A. Richter
M.G. Schultz
Adrian Simmons
Martin Suttie
O. Stein
Jean-Noël Thépaut
V. Thouret
M. Vrekoussis
C. Zerefos
the team
Publisher
ECMWF
Abstract An eight-year long reanalysis of atmospheric composition data covering the period 2003-2010 was constructed as part of the FP7 funded Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate project by assimilating satellite data into a global model and data assimilation system. This reanalysis provides fields of chemically reactive gases, namely carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen oxides, and formaldehyde, as well as aerosols and greenhouse gases globally at a resolution of about 80 km for both the troposphere and the stratosphere. This paper describes the assimilation system for the reactive gases and presents validation results for the reactive gases analysis fields to document the dataset and to give a first indication of its quality.
URL https://www.ecmwf.int/en/elibrary/74954-macc-reanalysis-8-year-data-set-atmospheric-composition
DOI 10.21957/cx998s2hi
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