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A near real-time assimilation and forecast system of aerosols has been developed by integration in the ECMWF IFS code within the GEMS project. The GEMS aerosol modeling system is novel as it is the first aerosol model fully coupled to a NWP model with data assimilation. Aerosol optical depth (AOD) data of the MODIS instrument on Terra and Aqua satellites was assimilated. The performance of the aerosol model was evaluated by the means of case studies. The assimilation of MODIS AOD improved the subsequent aerosol predictions when compared with observations, in particular concerning correlations and AOD peak values. The assimilation is less effective in correcting a positive or a negative bias.
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At LOA, D. Tanré is thanked for his helpful contribution to the analysis of AERONET data for the pollution aerosol case study. We also thank P. Goloub, D. Tanré, and V. E. Cachorro, who are the principal investigators of the AERONET sites used for this study. In particular, we are grateful to A. Hollingsworth who initiated and led the GEMS project. GEMS was funded by the EC’s framework programme 6, contract no. 516099.
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Mangold, A. et al. (2011). Aerosol Analysis and Forecast in the ECMWF Integrated Forecast System: Evaluation by Means of Case Studies. In: Steyn, D., Trini Castelli, S. (eds) Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXI. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1359-8_87
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