Organic aerosol documentation

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Abbreviations used in emissions

CIRCE: Climate Change and Impact Research: the Mediterranean Environment (http://www.circeproject.eu; Doering et al., 2009).

CMIP5: Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 (http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cmip5). For historical emissions, see (Lamarque et al., 2010).

GEIA: Global Emissions Inventory Activity (http://geiacenter.org). For BVOC emissions, see (Guenther et al., 1995).

GFED: Global Fire Emissions Database (van der Werf et al., 2003).

GFED2: Global Fire Emissions Database, version 2 (van der Werf et al., 2006).

GFED3: Global Fire Emissions Database, version 3 (van der Werf et al., 2010).

MEGAN: Model of Emissions of Gases and Aerosols from Nature (Guenther et al., 2006).

BCC

BCC_AGCM2.0.1_CAM.A2.HCA-FIX

OA representation

12 OA tracers

no SOA

OM/OC: 1.6

Primary OA Emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: Bond et al. (2004), year 2000

Biomass burning: GFED, year 2000

SOA precursor emissions

None

CAM4-Oslo

CAM4-Oslo-Vcmip5.A2.CTRL

OA representation

3 OA tracers

37.5 Tg/a from terpenes emissions based on Dentener er al. (2006) distribution, included in primary OA

OM/OC: 1.4 for fossil fuel, 2.6 for biomass burning

Primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: AeroCom hindcast inventory, Diehl et al. (2008), year 2006

Primary marine OA: Spracklen et al. (2008), year 2006

Biomass burning: AeroCom hindcast inventory (Diehl et al., 2008), year 2006

SOA precursor emissions

Monoterpenes: GEIA, year 1990

CAM5-MAM3

CAM5.1-MAM3-PNNL.A2.CTRL

OA representation

3 OA tracers

Prescribed mass yields for the 5 SOA precursor categories, (6.0, 37.5, 22.5, 7.5, and 7.5% respectively) which then reversibly partition to the aerosol phase

OM/OC: 1.4

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: CMIP5, year 2000

Biomass burning: CMIP5, year 2000

SOA precursor emissions

Isoprene, terpenes, aromatics, higher molecular weight alkanes and alkenes: Horowitz et al. (2003), year 2000

CanAM-PAM

CCCma.A2.CTRL

OA representation

3 OA tracers

15% yield from terpenes emissions (Dentener et al., 2006) included in primary OA

OM/OC: 1.4

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: AeroCom hindcast inventory, Diehl et al. (2008), year 2006

Biomass burning: AeroCom hindcast inventory, Diehl et al. (2008), year 2006

SOA precursor emissions

Monoterpenes

ECHAM5-HAMMOZ

ECHAM5-HAMMOZ.A2.HCA-0

ECHAM5-SALSA

SALSA_V1_TB.A2.CTRL

OA representation

11 OA tracers

15% yield from terpenes emissions (Dentener et al., 2006) included in primary OA

OM/OC: 1.4

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: Bond et al. (2004), year 2000

Biomass burning: GFED, year 2000

SOA precursor emissions

Monoterpenes: GEIA, year 1990

EMAC

ECHAM-MESSy-GMXe.A2.CTRL

OA representation

2 OA tracers

15% yield from terpenes emissions (Dentener et al., 2006) included in primary OA

OM/OC: 1.4

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: Dentener et al. (2006), year 2000

Biomass burning: Dentener et al. (2006), year 2000

SOA precursor emissions

Monoterpenes

GEOS-Chem

GEOSCHEM-v822.AEROCOM_A2.CTRL

OA representation

5 OA tracers

2-product model

OM/OC: 2.1

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: Bond et al. (2007), year 2000

Biomass burning: GFED2, year 2006

SOA precursor emissions

Isoprene, monoterpenes and sesquiterpens: MEGAN 2.04, year 2006

GEOS-Chem-APM

GEOS-Chem-APM.A2.CTRL

OA representation

24 OA tracers

2-product model combined with aging and condensation

OM/OC: 2.1

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: Bond et al. (2007), year 2000

Biomass burning: GFED2, year 2006

SOA precursor emissions

Isoprene, monoterpeness, limonene, sesquiterpenes: MEGAN2, year 2006

benzene, toluene, xylene: EDGARv2, year 1985

alcohols: online (MEGAN2), year 2006

GISS-CMU-VBS

GISS-CMU.A2.CTRL

OA representation

26 OA tracers

Volatility basis set

OM/OC: 1.8

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: Bond et al. (2004), year 2000

Biomass burning: GFED2, year 2005

SOA precursor emissions

Isoprene, monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes: GEIA, year 1990

Aromatics (VOC's with C*<1e6 μg/m³): Farina et al. (2010), year 1999

Alkanes, alkenes (VOC's with C*<1e6 μg/m³): Farina et al. (2010), year 1999

GISS-MATRIX

GISS-MATRIX.A2.CTRL

OA representation

3 OA tracers

10% yield from monoterpenes emissions, included in primary OA

OM/OC: 1.4

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: CMIP5 RCP4.5, year 2000

Biomass burning: GFED3, years 2006-2008

SOA precursor emissions

Monoterpenes: Lathière et al. (2005)

GISS-modelE

GISS-modelE.A2.CTRL/GISS-modelE.A2.HCA-IPCC

OA representation

9 OA tracers

2-product model

OM/OC: 1.4

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: CMIP5 RCP4.5, years 2000-2008

Biomass burning: GFED3 (CTRL)/CMIP5 RCP4.5 (HCA-IPCC), years 2000-2008

SOA precursor emissions

Isoprene: online (Guenther et al., 1995), years 2000-2008

α-pinene: Lathière et al. (2005), year 1990

GISS-TOMAS

GISS-TOMAS.A2.CTRL

OA representation

24 OA tracers

A generic SOA precursor (GEIA) representing all SOA precursor gases is emitted and forms non-volatile SOA (included in primary OA) with a first order loss rate of 12 hours

OM/OC: 1.8

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: AeroCom hindcast inventory, Diehl et al. (2008), year 2006

Biomass burning: AeroCom hindcast inventory, Diehl et al. (2008), year 2006

SOA precursor emissions

Terpenes: GEIA, year 1990

GLOMAP

GLOMAPbin1pt1.A2.CTRL/GLOMAPmodev6R.A2.CTRL

OA representation

40 (bin), 5 (mode) OA tracers

α-pinene and all oxidants with 13% non-volatile SOA (included in primary OA)

OM/OC: 1.4

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: Dentener et al. (2006), year 2000

Biomass burning: Dentener et al. (2006), year 2000

SOA precursor emissions

α-pinene: GEIA, year 1990

GMI

GMI-v3.A2.CTRL

OA representation

3 OA tracers

10% yield from monoterpenes emissions from GEIA, included in primary OA

OM/OC: 1.4

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: CMIP5, year 2000

Biomass burning: CMIP5, year 2000

SOA precursor emissions

Monoterpenes: GEIA, year 1990

GOCART

GOCART-v4.A2.HCA-0

OA representation

2 OA tracers

10% yield from monoterpenes emissions (GEIA), included in primary OA

OM/OC: 1.4

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: AeroCom hindcast inventory, Diehl et al. (2008), year 2006

Biomass burning: AeroCom hindcast inventory, Diehl et al. (2008), year 2006

SOA precursor emissions

Monoterpenes: GEIA, year 1990

HadGEM2

HadGEM2-ES.A2.CTRL

OA representation

3 OA tracers

Fixed 3D monthly climatology obtained from STOCHEM (Derwent et al., 2003)

OM/OC: 1.4

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: CMIP5, year 2000

Biomass burning: CMIP5, year 2000

SOA precursor emissions

Terpenes: GEIA, year 1990

IMPACT

IMPACT-A.A2.CTRL/IMPACT-B.A2.CTRL/IMPACT-C.A2.CTRL

LMDz-INCA

LSCE-vRV.A2.CTRL

OA representation

3 OA tracers

OM/OC: 1.4

MPIHAM-v2

MPIHAM_V2_KZ.A2.CTRL

OA representation

24 OA tracers

2-product model

OM/OC: 1.4

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: AeroCom hindcast inventory, Diehl et al. (2008), year 2006

Biomass burning: AeroCom hindcast inventory, Diehl et al. (2008), year 2006

SOA precursor emissions

Isoprene: MEGAN, year 2006

Terpenes: MEGAN, year 2006

Aromatics: EDGAR v3.2 (Olivier et al., 2001, 2005), year 2000

OsloCTM2

OsloCTM2.A2.CTRL

OA representation

62 OA tracers

2-product model

OM/OC: 1.6 for fossil fuel and 2.6 for biomass burning

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: CMIP5, year 2000

Biomass burning: CMIP5, year 2000

SOA precursor emissions

Isoprene: POET scaled to 220 Tg/a, year 2000

5 classes of terpenoid compounds: Griffin et al. (1999b), GEIA, year 1990

2 classes of aromatics: CMIP5, year 2000

SPRINTARS

SPRINTARS-v384.A2.CTRL

OA representation

2 OA tracers

9.225% yield of non-volatile SOA (Griffin et al., 1999a,1999b) from monoterpenes emissions

OM/OC: 1.6 for fossil fuel and biofuel, 2.6 for other

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: Dentener et al. (2006), year 2000

Biomass burning: Dentener et al. (2006), year 2000

SOA precursor emissions

Monoterpenes: GEIA, year 1990

TM4-ECPL

TM4-ECPL-C.A2.CTRL

TM4-ECPL-F.A2.CTRL

TM4-ECPL-FNP.A2.CTRL

OA representation

20 OA tracers (24 for FNP version)

2-product model

OM/OC: varying

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: CIRCE, years 2000-2007 (C), 2006 (F), 2005 (FNP)

Biomass burning: GFED2, years 2000-2007 (C), 2006 (F), 2005 (FNP)

SOA precursor emissions

Isoprene: GEIA, year 1990

Terpenes: GEIA, year 1990

Aromatics: CIRCE, years 2000-2007

TM5

TM5-V3.A2.HCA.IPCC

OA representation

4 OA tracers

15% yield from terpenes emissions (Dentener et al., 2006), included in primary OA

OM/OC: 1.4

primary OA emissions

Fossil fuel and biofuel: CMIP5 RCP4.5, years 2000-2009

Biomass burning: CMIP5 RCP4.5, years 2000-2009

SOA precursor emissions

Monoterpenes: GEIA, year 1990