The Multi-Scale Infrastructure for Chemistry and Aerosols (MUSICA)
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Author(s)
Pfister, Gabriele G
Eastham, Sebastian D
Arellano, Avelino F
Aumont, Bernard
Barsanti, Kelley C
Barth, Mary C
Conley, Andrew
Davis, Nicholas A
Emmons, Louisa K
Fast, Jerome D
Date Issued
October 29, 2020
Journal
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Publisher
American Meteorological Society
Citation
Pfister, G. G., and Coauthors, 2020: The Multi-Scale Infrastructure for Chemistry and Aerosols (MUSICA). Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 101, E1743–E1760.
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Final published version
Abstract
To explore the various couplings across space and time and between ecosystems in a consistent manner, atmospheric modeling is moving away from the fractured limited-scale modeling strategy of the past toward a unification of the range of scales inherent in the Earth system. This paper describes the forward-looking Multi-Scale Infrastructure for Chemistry and Aerosols (MUSICA), which is intended to become the next-generation community infrastructure for research involving atmospheric chemistry and aerosols. MUSICA will be developed collaboratively by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and university and government researchers, with the goal of serving the international research and applications communities. The capability of unifying various spatiotemporal scales, coupling to other Earth system components, and process-level modularization will allow advances in both fundamental and applied research in atmospheric composition, air quality, and climate and is also envisioned to become a platform that addresses the needs of policy makers and stakeholders.
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https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0331.1
