Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net 1680-7367 1680-7375 5 6 2005 10.5194/acpd-5-11157-2005 http://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/5/11157/2005/ http://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/5/11157/2005/acpd-5-11157-2005.html http://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/5/11157/2005/acpd-5-11157-2005.pdf 11157 11181 2005-11-02 Technical note: A new comprehensive SCAVenging submodel for global atmospheric chemistry modelling H. Tost tost@mpch-mainz.mpg.de P. Jöckel A. Kerkweg R. Sander J. Lelieveld Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max-Planck Institute of Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020 Mainz, Germany We present the new scavenging scheme SCAV, simulating the removal of trace gases and aerosol particles by clouds and precipitation in global atmospheric chemistry models. The scheme is quite flexible and can be used for various purposes, e.g. long term chemistry simulations as well as detailed cloud and precipitation chemistry calculations. The presence of clouds can substantially change the chemical composition of the atmosphere. We present a new method of mechanistically coupling gas phase, aerosol, cloud and precipitation chemistry, which enables studies of feedbacks between multiphase chemistry and transport processes.