Atmospheric Chemistry - Model Simulation of Satellite Observations of Ozone (Project ID=atm-1)
Faculty Sponsor Michael Prather
      As global atmospheric chemistry models increase the realism of their simulation of atmospheric composition, we need to develop better critical tests of these simulations based on atmospheric measurements for the time period of the model simulation. In some cases, a statistical climatology may be the best approach. At UC Irvine, we are currently focusing on the tropopause region (the interface between stratosphere and troposphere) and developing better model diagnostics for the ozone and its chemistry in this region. This project will involve analyzing the simulated and measured ozone distributions, using both ozone sondes and satellite data sets. It will involve working with the chemistry-transport model with different forcings to improve the comparison, and developing diagnostics that define the accuracy of the model simulation. (Project time allocations: Computer lab = 100%, Chemistry lab = 0%, Fieldwork = 0%)

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