TOMCAT CTM simulated ozone profiles using NRL2, SATIRE and SORCE solar fluxes

TOMCAT CTM simulated ozone profiles from five model simulations analyzed in a 2021 preprint by Dhomse et al. The dataset contains ozone profiles from a control simulation using ERA5 dynamical forcing and NRL V2 solar fluxes, plus simulations using SATIRE and SORCE solar fluxes, fixed solar fluxes, and annually repeating dynamical fields. The data was created by Sandip Dhomse of the University of Leeds.

Use Cases

• Compare the influence of different solar flux datasets (NRL2, SATIRE, SORCE) on simulated ozone profiles.
• Analyze the impact of fixed versus variable solar forcing on stratospheric ozone time series.
• Study the effect of annually repeating dynamical fields versus ERA5 forcing on modeled ozone.
• Validate model simulations against Microwave Limb Sounder observations as referenced in the associated publication.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a peer-reviewed preprint in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.
• Includes a 15-year time series from 2005 to 2020.
• Compares five distinct model simulation scenarios.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

University of Leeds (Sandip Dhomse)

Collection Method

Simulated using the TOMCAT Chemical Transport Model (CTM).

Time Range

2005-2020