RFM Atmospheric Profiles

04MAR21

FASCODE/ICRCCM Model Atmospheres

Set of profiles distributed with FASCODE, originally from ICRCCM project.
• Profiles of T,p,H2O,CO2,O3,N2O,CO,CH4,and O2
• 50 levels from 0-120 km (1km spacing at surface, increasing to 5km at top)
• CO2 stratospheric values 330ppmv appropriate for early 1980's
  • tro.atm 1. Tropical
  • mls.atm 2. Mid-Latitude Summer
  • mlw.atm 3. Mid-Latitude Winter
  • sas.atm 4. Sub-Arctic Summer
  • saw.atm 5. Sub-Arctic Winter
  • std.atm 6. US Standard Atmosphere
  • minor.atm 37 additional species not included in the above
  • hgt_std.atm Altitude grid only

MIPAS Model Atmospheres (1998)

• Profiles constructed at IMK, originally for the MIPAS non-LTE study (Final Report, Contract 12054/96/NL/CN, ESTEC, 1998).
• Also used for the IRC 2000/RSMA intercomparison.
• Profiles of T,p,N2,O2,O3P,CO2,O3,H2O,CH4,N2O,HNO3,CO,NO2,N2O5,ClO,HOCl,ClONO2 and NO.
• 121 levels from 0-120 km at 1 km spacing (too fine for most purposes, suggest using hgt_std.atm (above) as first file in *ATM section to establish coarser grid)
• CO2 stratospheric values 345ppmv appropriate for 1992
  • day_imk.atm Mid-Latitude, day-time (similar to US Std)
  • ngt_imk.atm Mid-Latitude, night-time
  • win_imk.atm Polar Winter
  • sum_imk.atm Polar Summer
  • extra_imk.atm 20 additional species not included in the above.

MIPAS Model Atmospheres (2001)

• Profiles constructed by John Remedios (U.Leicester) for MIPAS operational processing - contact jjr8@leicester.ac.uk with any queries
• Profiles of T,p,N2,O2,CO2,O3,H2O,CH4,N2O,HNO3,CO,NO2,N2O5,ClO,HOCl, ClONO2,NO,HNO4,HCN,NH3,F11,F12,F14,F22,CCl4,COF2,H2O2, C2H2,C2H6,OCS,SO2 and SF6
• 121 levels from 0-120 km at 1 km spacing (too fine for most purposes, suggest using hgt_std.atm (above) as first file in *ATM section to establish coarser grid)
• CO2 stratospheric values 363ppmv appropriate for 2001
  • day.atm Mid-Latitude, day-time (similar to US Std)
  • ngt.atm Mid-Latitude, night-time
  • win.atm Polar Winter
  • sum.atm Polar Summer
  • equ.atm Equatorial, day-time
  • extra.atm 6 additional species not included in the above (F13,F21, F113, F114, F115 and CH3Cl)

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