ECHAM5/MESSy v2.53.0 model (EMAC) formaldehyde along the AURA satellite overpass (2010-2012)

<p>The dataset includes netcdf files with daily formaldehyde (HCHO) volume mixing ratio profiles and ancillary data (e.g., pressure) simulated by the chemistry-climate model ECHAM5/MESSy v2.53.0 (EMAC) over 2010-2012. The data are available on a T63 horizontal grid, i.e. with a spherical truncation of T63 (corresponding to a quadratic Gaussian grid of approximately 1.9&deg; by 1.9&deg;), with 31 vertical hybrid levels.The model outputs are sampled along the Sun-synchronous satellite AURA orbits at the time and location of the OMI measurements. Three simulations are provided: 1) EMAC(base) is a reference simulation, 2-3) EMAC(dioh) and EMAC(diol) are simulations with explicit cloud chemistry of formaldehyde.</p> <p>The Modular Earth Submodel System (MESSy) is continuously further developed and applied by a consortium of institutions. The usage of MESSy and access to the source code is licensed to all affiliates of institutions which are members of the MESSy Consortium. Institutions can become a member of the MESSy Consortium by signing the MESSy Memorandum of Understanding. More information can be found on the MESSy Consortium Web-site (<a href="http://www.messy-interface.org">http://www.messy-interface.org</a>). The modifications used to produce this dataset have been implemented based on MESSy v2.53.0. The exact source code used to produce the results is archived at the J&uuml;lich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) in J&uuml;lich and can be made available to members of the MESSy community upon request.</p> <p>We encourage anyone who wants to use this dataset to contact the main developer Domenico Taraborrelli (d.taraborrelli@fz-juelich.de).</p>