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Freitas SR, Panetta J, Longo KM, Rodrigues LF, Moreira DS, Rosário NE, Silva Dias PL, Silva Dias MAF, Souza EP, Freitas ED, Longo M, Frassoni A, Fazenda AL, Santos E Silva CM, Pavani CAB, Eiras D, França DA, Massaru D, Silva FB, Cavalcante F, Pereira G, Camponogara G, Ferrada GA, Campos Velho HF, Menezes I, Freire JL, Alonso MF, Gácita MS, Zarzur M, Fonseca RM, Lima RS, Siqueira RA, Braz R, Tomita S, Oliveira V, Martins LD. The Brazilian developments on the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (BRAMS 5.2): an integrated environmental model tuned for tropical areas. GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT 2017; 10:189-222. [PMID: 32818049 PMCID: PMC7430531 DOI: 10.5194/gmd-10-189-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
We present a new version of the Brazilian developments on the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System where different previous versions for weather, chemistry and carbon cycle were unified in a single integrated software system. The new version also has a new set of state-of-the-art physical parameterizations and greater computational parallel and memory usage efficiency. Together with the description of the main features are examples of the quality of the transport scheme for scalars, radiative fluxes on surface and model simulation of rainfall systems over South America in different spatial resolutions using a scale-aware convective parameterization. Besides, the simulation of the diurnal cycle of the convection and carbon dioxide concentration over the Amazon Basin, as well as carbon dioxide fluxes from biogenic processes over a large portion of South America are shown. Atmospheric chemistry examples present model performance in simulating near-surface carbon monoxide and ozone in Amazon Basin and Rio de Janeiro megacity. For tracer transport and dispersion, it is demonstrated the model capabilities to simulate the volcanic ash 3-d redistribution associated with the eruption of a Chilean volcano. Then, the gain of computational efficiency is described with some details. BRAMS has been applied for research and operational forecasting mainly in South America. Model results from the operational weather forecast of BRAMS on 5 km grid spacing in the Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies, INPE/Brazil, since 2013 are used to quantify the model skill of near surface variables and rainfall. The scores show the reliability of BRAMS for the tropical and subtropical areas of South America. Requirements for keeping this modeling system competitive regarding on its functionalities and skills are discussed. At last, we highlight the relevant contribution of this work on the building up of a South American community of model developers.
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- Saulo R Freitas
- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Divisão de Ciência da Computação, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, São Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Bauru, SP, Brazil
- Centro de Meteorologia de Bauru (IPMet), Bauru, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Campus Diadema, Diadema, SP, Brasil
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- Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Atmosféricas, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
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- Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Embrapa Informática Agropecuária, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Geociências, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, MG, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório Associado de Computação e Matemática Aplicada, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal
- Centro Interdisciplinar de Desenvolvimento em Ambiente, Gestão Aplicada e Espaço, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologia, Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Meteorologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório Associado de Computação e Matemática Aplicada, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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Sisenando HA, Batistuzzo de Medeiros SR, Saldiva PHN, Artaxo P, Hacon SS. Genotoxic potential generated by biomass burning in the Brazilian Legal Amazon by Tradescantia micronucleus bioassay: a toxicity assessment study. Environ Health 2011; 10:41. [PMID: 21575274 PMCID: PMC3118318 DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-10-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2011] [Accepted: 05/17/2011] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Brazilian Amazon has suffered impacts from non-sustainable economic development, especially owing to the expansion of agricultural commodities into forest areas. The Tangará da Serra region, located in the southern of the Legal Amazon, is characterized by non-mechanized sugar cane production. In addition, it lies on the dispersion path of the pollution plume generated by biomass burning. The aim of this study was to assess the genotoxic potential of the atmosphere in the Tangará da Serra region, using Tradescantia pallida as in situ bioindicator. METHODS The study was conducted during the dry and rainy seasons, where the plants were exposed to two types of exposure, active and passive. RESULTS The results showed that in all the sampling seasons, irrespective of exposure type, there was an increase in micronucleus frequency, compared to control and that it was statistically significant in the dry season. A strong and significant relationship was also observed between the increase in micronucleus incidence and the rise in fine particulate matter, and hospital morbidity from respiratory diseases in children. CONCLUSIONS Based on the results, we demonstrated that pollutants generated by biomass burning in the Brazilian Amazon can induce genetic damage in test plants that was more prominent during dry season, and correlated with the level of particulates and elevated respiratory morbidity.
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- Herbert A Sisenando
- Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública - ENSP, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, CEP: 21041-210, RJ, Brazil
- Departamento de Patologia, UFF, Niterói, CEP: 24033-900, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia, USP, São Paulo, CEP: 01246-903, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, USP, São Paulo, CEP: 05508-900, SP, Brazil
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- Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública - ENSP, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, CEP: 21041-210, RJ, Brazil
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Fuzzi S, Decesari S, Facchini MC, Cavalli F, Emblico L, Mircea M, Andreae MO, Trebs I, Hoffer A, Guyon P, Artaxo P, Rizzo LV, Lara LL, Pauliquevis T, Maenhaut W, Raes N, Chi X, Mayol-Bracero OL, Soto-García LL, Claeys M, Kourtchev I, Rissler J, Swietlicki E, Tagliavini E, Schkolnik G, Falkovich AH, Rudich Y, Fisch G, Gatti LV. Overview of the inorganic and organic composition of size-segregated aerosol in Rondônia, Brazil, from the biomass-burning period to the onset of the wet season. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1029/2005jd006741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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