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<strong>Aviation</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Atmosphere</strong><br />

4.3.1.1. Domain <strong>and</strong> Resolution<br />

The lower boundary of <strong>the</strong> SLIMCAT model is at 335 K potential temperature (~ 10 km). All o<strong>the</strong>r models have lower boundary at <strong>the</strong> ground. The top boundary varies<br />

from 60-90 km. Vertical resolutions in <strong>the</strong> lower stratosphere range are 1.2 (AER), 1.5 (LLNL, SCTM1), 2 (GSFC, CSIRO), <strong>and</strong> 3 km (UNIVAQ, LARC, THINAIR, <strong>and</strong><br />

SLIMCAT). Horizontal resolutions for <strong>the</strong> 2-D models are 5° latitude for LLNL <strong>and</strong> CSIRO <strong>and</strong> 10° latitude for <strong>the</strong> rest. For <strong>the</strong> 3-D models, horizontal resolutions are<br />

5.5°x5.5° for LARC, 7.5°x7.5° for SLIMCAT, <strong>and</strong> 10° longitude x 7.8° latitude for SCTM1.<br />

Table 4-8: Background surface concentrations in 1992, 2015,<strong>and</strong> 2050 for longlived<br />

gases.<br />

1992 2015 2050<br />

CFC-11 (pptv) 268 220 120<br />

CFC-12 (pptv) 503 470 350<br />

CFC-13 (pptv) 82 80 60<br />

CC14 (pptv) 132 70 35<br />

HCFC-22 (pptv) 100 250 15<br />

CH3CC13 (pptv) 135 3 0<br />

HCFC-141b (pptv) 2 12 0<br />

Halon-1301 (pptv) 3 1.4 0.9<br />

Halon-1211 (pptv) 2 1.1 0.2<br />

CH3Cl (pptv) 600 600 600<br />

CH3Br (pptv) 10 10 10<br />

CH4 (ppbv) 1714 2052 2793<br />

N 2 O (ppbv) 311 333 371<br />

CO 2 (ppmv) 356 405 509<br />

All of <strong>the</strong> models use temperature lapse rates to define <strong>the</strong> location of <strong>the</strong> tropopause, which changes with season <strong>and</strong> latitude. Most 2-D models use temperature from<br />

climatology, whereas <strong>the</strong> 3-D models use temperature from GCM output or objectively analyzed temperatures that are based on measurements-for example from<br />

National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) or European Centre for Medium-range Wea<strong>the</strong>r Forecasts (ECMWF). The troposphere is distinguished from <strong>the</strong><br />

stratosphere in <strong>the</strong> 2-D models by assigning large values of horizontal diffusion coefficient (Kyy typically 1-1.5x106 m 2 /sec) <strong>and</strong> vertical diffusion coefficient (Kzz ~4-10<br />

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