Scientific uncertainties in atmospheric mercury models II: Sensitivity analysis in the CONUS domain

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 31, 2007, Pages 6544-6560

  Lin, Che Jen ^a,b   Pongprueksa, Pruek ^a   Russell Bullock Jr , O ^c   Lindberg, Steve E ^d,e   Pehkonen, Simo O ^f   Jang, Carey ^g   Braverman, Thomas ^g   Ho, Thomas C ^a  

^a Lamar University   (United States)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c NOAA Air Resources Laboratory Research Triangle Park   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^f NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^g U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric mercury; Chemical transport modeling; CMAQ Hg; Model uncertainty; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; OXIDATION; REDOX REACTIONS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY; CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODELING; CMAQ-HG; GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY (GEM); MODEL UNCERTAINTY;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DRY DEPOSITION; EMISSION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SORPTION; WET DEPOSITION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRY DEPOSITION; METEOROLOGY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WET DEPOSITION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548175028     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.04.030     Document Type: Article

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