Verification of the chemical subsystem of the regional climate model RegCM-CHEM4

Abstract

New simulation results, obtained from the chemical version of the regional climate model RegCMCHEM4, are presented for Siberian region. The verification of the chemical subsystem of the model with non-hydrostatic dynamical core is carried out using the atmospheric chemical transfer scheme CBMZ (Carbon Bond Mechanism-Z). To define chemical emissions the global RCP (Representative Concentration Pathways) emission dataset prepared by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), is used. For gas phase species, we have prepared the 6 hourly chemical boundary conditions from our modified version of the Model for Ozone and Related chemical Tracers, version 4 (MOZART-4). Quantitative estimates of methane emission in the atmosphere of the Siberian region have been obtained.