Current atmospheric models underestimate the dirtiness of Arctic air
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 10:21
in Astronomy & Space
Black carbon aerosols are important for understanding climate change. Unfortunately, current simulation models consistently underestimate the amount of these aerosols in the Arctic compared to actual measurements. Now, scientists used the K computer to perform fine-grained simulations of how black carbon aerosols are transported to and distributed in the Arctic region. By using smaller grids they were able to show that they could more realistically model the amount of black carbon aerosols.