Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 200. Trajectory-based (“Lagrangian”) atmospheric transport and dispersion modeling has gained in popularity and sophistication over the previous several decades. It is common practice now for researchers around the world to apply Lagrangian models to a wide spectrum of issues. Lagrangian Modeling of the Atmosphere is a comprehensive volume that includes sections on Lagrangian modeling theory, model applications, and tests against observations. Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series. Comprehensive coverage of trajectory-based atmospheric dispersion modelingImportant overview of a widely used modeling toolSections look at modeling theory, application of models, and tests against observations
John Lin gained his qualifications in Biology and Earth & Planetary Sciences at Harvard University.He is currently Associate Professor at the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences at the University of Waterloo, Canada and is an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports.
PrefaceJohn C. Lin, Dominik Brunner, and Christoph Gerbig viiLagrangian Modeling of the Atmosphere: An IntroductionJohn C. Lin 1Section I: Turbulent Dispersion: Theory and ParameterizationTurbulent Dispersion: Theory and Parameterization—OverviewAshok K. Luhar 15History of Lagrangian Stochastic Models for Turbulent DispersionD. J. Thomson and J. D. Wilson 19Lagrangian Particle Modeling of Dispersion in Light WindsAshok K. Luhar 37"Rogue Velocities" in a Lagrangian Stochastic Model for Idealized Inhomogeneous TurbulenceJohn D. Wilson 53How Can We Satisfy the Well-Mixed Criterion in Highly Inhomogeneous Flows? A Practical ApproachJohn C. Lin and Christoph Gerbig 59Section II: Transport in Geophysical FluidsTransport in Geophysical Fluids—OverviewPeter Haynes 73Out of Flatland: Three-Dimensional Aspects of Lagrangian Transport in Geophysical FluidsMohamed H. M. Sulman, Helga S. Huntley, B. L. Lipphardt Jr., and A. D. Kirwan Jr 77A Lagrangian Method for Simulating Geophysical FluidsPatrick Haertel 85Entropy-Based and Static Stability–Based Lagrangian Model GridsPaul Konopka, Felix Ploeger, and Rolf Müller 99Moisture Sources and Large-Scale Dynamics Associated With a Flash Flood EventMargarida L. R. Liberato, Alexandre M. Ramos, Ricardo M. Trigo, Isabel F. Trigo, Ana María Durán-Quesada, Raquel Nieto, and Luis Gimeno 111The Association Between the North Atlantic Oscillation and the Interannual Variability of the Tropospheric Transport Pathways in Western EuropeJ. A. G. Orza, M. Cabello, V. Galiano, A. T. Vermeulen, and A. F. Stein 127Section III: Applications of Lagrangian Modeling: Greenhouse GasesApplications of Lagrangian Modeling: Greenhouse Gases—OverviewChristoph Gerbig 145Estimating Surface-Air Gas Fluxes by Inverse Dispersion Using a Backward Lagrangian Stochastic Trajectory ModelJ. D. Wilson, T. K. Flesch, and B. P. Crenna 149Linking Carbon Dioxide Variability at Hateruma Station to East Asia Emissions by Bayesian InversionJiye Zeng, Hideaki Nakajima, Tsuneo Matsunaga, Hitoshi Mukai, Kaduo Hiraki, and Yasuhiro Yokota 163The Use of a High-Resolution Emission Data Set in a Global Eulerian-Lagrangian Coupled ModelT. Oda, A. Ganshin, M. Saito, R. J. Andres, R. Zhuravlev, Y. Sawa, R. E. Fisher, M. Rigby, D. Lowry, K. Tsuboi, H. Matsueda, E. G. Nisbet, R. Toumi, A. Lukyanov, and S. Maksyutov 173Toward Assimilation of Observation-Derived Mixing Heights to Improve Atmospheric Tracer Transport ModelsRoberto Kretschmer, Frank-Thomas Koch, Dietrich G. Feist, Gionata Biavati, Ute Karstens, and Christoph Gerbig 185Estimating European Halocarbon Emissions Using Lagrangian Backward Transport Modeling and in Situ Measurements at the Jungfraujoch High-Alpine SiteDominik Brunner, Stephan Henne, Christoph A. Keller, Martin K. Vollmer, Stefan Reimann, and Brigitte Buchmann 207Section IV: Atmospheric ChemistryAtmospheric Chemistry in Lagrangian Models—OverviewDominik Brunner 225Global-Scale Tropospheric Lagrangian Particle Models With Linear ChemistryS. Henne, C. Schnadt Poberaj, S. Reimann, and D. Brunner 235Quantitative Attribution of Processes Affecting Atmospheric Chemical Concentrations by Combining a Time-Reversed Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model and a Regression ApproachJoshua Benmergui, Sangeeta Sharma, Deyong Wen, and John C. Lin 251Section V: Operational/Emergency ModelingOperational Emergency Preparedness Modeling—OverviewAndreas Stohl 267Operational Volcanic Ash Cloud Modeling: Discussion on Model Inputs, Products, and the Application of Real-Time Probabilistic ForecastingP. W. Webley and T. Steensen 271A Bayesian Method to Rank Different Model Forecasts of the Same Volcanic Ash CloudRoger P. Denlinger, Peter Webley, Larry G. Mastin, and Hans Schwaiger 299Review and Validation of MicroSpray, a Lagrangian Particle Model of Turbulent DispersionG. Tinarelli, L. Mortarini, S. Trini Castelli, G. Carlino, J. Moussafir, C. Olry, P. Armand, and D. Anfossi 311Lagrangian Models for Nuclear Studies: Examples and ApplicationsD. Arnold, P. Seibert, H. Nagai, G. Wotawa, P. Skomorowski, K. Baumann-Stanzer, E. Polreich, M. Langer, A. Jones, M. Hort, S. Andronopoulos, J. G. Bartzis, E. Davakis, P. Kaufmann, and A. Vargas 329AGU Category Index 349