Lagrangian Modeling of the Atmosphere Vol.200 Geophysical Monograph Series

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 200. Trajectory–based (“Lagrangian”) atmospheric transport and dispersion modeling has gained in popularity and sophistication over the previous several decades. It is common practice now for researchers around the world to apply Lagrangian models to a wide spectrum of issues. Lagrangian Modeling of the Atmosphere is a comprehensive volume that includes sections on Lagrangian modeling theory, model applications, and tests against observations. Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series . Comprehensive coverage of trajectory–based atmospheric dispersion modeling Important overview of a widely used modeling tool Sections look at modeling theory, application of models, and tests against observations

Preface John C. Lin, Dominik Brunner, and Christoph Gerbig vii Lagrangian Modeling of the Atmosphere: An Introduction John C. Lin 1 Section I: Turbulent Dispersion: Theory and Parameterization Turbulent Dispersion: Theory and Parameterization—Overview Ashok K. Luhar 15 History of Lagrangian Stochastic Models for Turbulent Dispersion D. J. Thomson and J. D. Wilson 19 Lagrangian Particle Modeling of Dispersion in Light Winds Ashok K. Luhar 37 "Rogue Velocities" in a Lagrangian Stochastic Model for Idealized Inhomogeneous Turbulence John D. Wilson 53 How Can We Satisfy the Well–Mixed Criterion in Highly Inhomogeneous Flows? A Practical Approach John C. Lin and Christoph Gerbig 59 Section II: Transport in Geophysical Fluids Transport in Geophysical Fluids—Overview Peter Haynes 73 Out of Flatland: Three–Dimensional Aspects of Lagrangian Transport in Geophysical Fluids Mohamed H. M. Sulman, Helga S. Huntley, B. L. Lipphardt Jr., and A. D. Kirwan Jr 77 A Lagrangian Method for Simulating Geophysical Fluids Patrick Haertel 85 Entropy–Based and Static Stability–Based Lagrangian Model Grids Paul Konopka, Felix Ploeger, and Rolf Müller 99 Moisture Sources and Large–Scale Dynamics Associated With a Flash Flood Event Margarida L. R. Liberato, Alexandre M. Ramos, Ricardo M. Trigo, Isabel F. Trigo, Ana María Durán–Quesada, Raquel Nieto, and Luis Gimeno 111 The Association Between the North Atlantic Oscillation and the Interannual Variability of the Tropospheric Transport Pathways in Western Europe J. A. G. Orza, M. Cabello, V. Galiano, A. T. Vermeulen, and A. F. Stein 127 Section III: Applications of Lagrangian Modeling: Greenhouse Gases Applications of Lagrangian Modeling: Greenhouse Gases—Overview Christoph Gerbig 145 Estimating Surface–Air Gas Fluxes by Inverse Dispersion Using a Backward Lagrangian Stochastic Trajectory Model J. D. Wilson, T. K. Flesch, and B. P. Crenna 149 Linking Carbon Dioxide Variability at Hateruma Station to East Asia Emissions by Bayesian Inversion Jiye Zeng, Hideaki Nakajima, Tsuneo Matsunaga, Hitoshi Mukai, Kaduo Hiraki, and Yasuhiro Yokota 163 The Use of a High–Resolution Emission Data Set in a Global Eulerian–Lagrangian Coupled Model T. Oda, A. Ganshin, M. Saito, R. J. Andres, R. Zhuravlev, Y. Sawa, R. E. Fisher, M. Rigby, D. Lowry, K. Tsuboi, H. Matsueda, E. G. Nisbet, R. Toumi, A. Lukyanov, and S. Maksyutov 173 Toward Assimilation of Observation–Derived Mixing Heights to Improve Atmospheric Tracer Transport Models Roberto Kretschmer, Frank–Thomas Koch, Dietrich G. Feist, Gionata Biavati, Ute Karstens, and Christoph Gerbig 185 Estimating European Halocarbon Emissions Using Lagrangian Backward Transport Modeling and in Situ Measurements at the Jungfraujoch High–Alpine Site Dominik Brunner, Stephan Henne, Christoph A. Keller, Martin K. Vollmer, Stefan Reimann, and Brigitte Buchmann 207 Section IV: Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Chemistry in Lagrangian Models—Overview Dominik Brunner 225 Global–Scale Tropospheric Lagrangian Particle Models With Linear Chemistry S. Henne, C. Schnadt Poberaj, S. Reimann, and D. Brunner 235 Quantitative Attribution of Processes Affecting Atmospheric Chemical Concentrations by Combining a Time–Reversed Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model and a Regression Approach Joshua Benmergui, Sangeeta Sharma, Deyong Wen, and John C. Lin 251 Section V: Operational/Emergency Modeling Operational Emergency Preparedness Modeling—Overview Andreas Stohl 267 Operational Volcanic Ash Cloud Modeling: Discussion on Model Inputs, Products, and the Application of Real–Time Probabilistic Forecasting P. W. Webley and T. Steensen 271 A Bayesian Method to Rank Different Model Forecasts of the Same Volcanic Ash Cloud Roger P. Denlinger, Peter Webley, Larry G. Mastin, and Hans Schwaiger 299 Review and Validation of MicroSpray, a Lagrangian Particle Model of Turbulent Dispersion G. Tinarelli, L. Mortarini, S. Trini Castelli, G. Carlino, J. Moussafir, C. Olry, P. Armand, and D. Anfossi 311 Lagrangian Models for Nuclear Studies: Examples and Applications D. Arnold, P. Seibert, H. Nagai, G. Wotawa, P. Skomorowski, K. Baumann–Stanzer, E. Polreich, M. Langer, A. Jones, M. Hort, S. Andronopoulos, J. G. Bartzis, E. Davakis, P. Kaufmann, and A. Vargas 329 AGU Category Index 349