VALIDATION OF THE VERSION 5 GODDARD EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM (GEOS-5) USING CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR AND INFRARED PATHFINDER SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS (CALIPSO)

Title	VALIDATION OF THE VERSION 5 GODDARD EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM (GEOS-5) USING CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR AND INFRARED PATHFINDER SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS (CALIPSO)
Author	Jordan, Nikisa S.
Advisors	Hoff, Raymond M.
Program	Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences
UMBC Department	Marine-Estuarine Environmental Science
Document Type	dissertation
Sponsors	University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Keywords	Atmosphere; CALIPSO; GEOS-5; Global Circulation Model; Lidar; PBL
Date Issued	2009-01-01; *
Abstract	This dissertation compares the Planetary Boundary Layer ( PBL) height produced by the Goddard Earth Observing System- version 5 ( GEOS- 5) model with Cloud- Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations ( CALIPSO). Part of GEOS- 5 is an Atmosphere Global Circulation Model ( GCM). Developers are uncertain of the precision of model PBL height predictions ( i. e. climatology), since there are limited direct observations of the PBL height. Validation of the PBL height serves as a diagnostic on whether the physics and dynamics packages are correct in the model. Thus, verification is needed. For the first time ever, PBL heights have been derived from CALIPSO using a new hybrid standard deviation algorithm, which in some cases is more sensitive than traditional approaches ( i. e. Haar wavelet method). Observations made at the UMBC Elastic Lidar Facility ( ELF) have been used to determine the validity of the satellite- derived PBL estimate. This is the first global observational study of PBL heights using CALIPSO with match- ups to the GEOS- 5 MERRA model. Extensive comparisons between the model output and satellite observations in the western Hemisphere and over Africa gave model-measurement correlation coefficients between 0.47 - 0.73. Comparisons have been performed for regions over land and water using clouds, aerosols and mixed cloud-aerosol features to detect the PBL. The present study provides insight of PBL height variances in the GEOS- 5 model. A case over the Equatorial Pacific indicates that PBL heights from the GEOS- 5 model are greater than 25%, on average, than the satellite-derived PBL parameter. PBL height biases in the Equatorial Pacific may be related to the General Circulation Model ( GCM) coupling scheme implemented in GEOS- 5.
Identifier	10129
Format	application:pdf
Language	en
Collection	UMBC Theses and Dissertations
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