Evaluation of long-term ozone simulations from seven regional air quality models and their ensemble

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2083-2097

  van Loon, M ^a   Vautard, R ^b   Schaap, M ^c   Bergstrom R ^d   Bessagnet, B ^e   Brandt, J ^f   Builtjes, P J H ^c   Christensen, J H ^f   Cuvelier, C ^g   Graff, A ^h   Jonson, J E ^a   Krol, M ⁱ   Langner, J ^d   Roberts, P ^j   Rouil, L ^e   Stern, R ^k   Tarrason L ^a   Thunis, P ^g   Vignati, E ^g   White, L ^l   Wind, P ^a   more..

^a MSC W   (Norway)

^b INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^f NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^g JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^h UBA   (Germany)

ⁱ SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^j SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^k FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^l CONCAWE ^*  (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

Air quality; EuroDelta; Model intercomparison; Modelling; Ozone

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE;

EURODELTA; MODEL INTERCOMPARISON; OZONE CONCENTRATION;

AIR QUALITY;

OZONE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIR QUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIURNAL VARIATION; EMISSION; OZONE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SIMULATION;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXHAUST GAS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 33846900688     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.10.073     Document Type: Article

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