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Numerical simulations of aerosols in the atmospheric boundary can computationally be highly demanding since processes governing the formation and dynamics of atmospheric particles are extremely complex. It is necessary to apply reasonable simplifications to make the computations tractable. This paper gives an outline of the approach to the problem chosen for the EURAD model system. A special module MADOC (Modal Aerosol Dynamics with Organic compounds and Clouds) has been developed for aerosol simulations employing EURAD. Annual runs for a region in Central Europe are shown and discussed with regard to model content, performance and reliability.
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Ebel, A. et al. (2006). Long-Term Atmospheric Aerosol Simulations — Computational and Theoretical Challenges. In: Lirkov, I., Margenov, S., Waśniewski, J. (eds) Large-Scale Scientific Computing. LSSC 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3743. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11666806_56
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