Articles | Volume 17, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13999-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13999-2017
Research article
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24 Nov 2017
Research article |  | 24 Nov 2017

Evaluation of climate model aerosol seasonal and spatial variability over Africa using AERONET

Hannah M. Horowitz, Rebecca M. Garland, Marcus Thatcher, Willem A. Landman, Zane Dedekind, Jacobus van der Merwe, and Francois A. Engelbrecht

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ED: Publish as is (28 Sep 2017) by Kostas Tsigaridis
AR by Hannah Marie Horowitz on behalf of the Authors (04 Oct 2017)
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Africa is a major source of particles (or aerosols) from dust and fires, which impact climate. Models used to predict impacts of future climate change have not been well tested for aerosols over Africa. In this study we evaluate aerosols in the CCAM climate model against observations across Africa and surrounding regions. We find the model generally captures observed variability but overestimates dust in northern Africa, which has implications for its representation of climate feedbacks.
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