Improved CMAQ predictions of particulate matter utilizing the satellite-derived aerosol optical depth

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 3730-3741

  Lee, Daegyun ^a   Byun, Daewon W ^b   Kim, Hyuncheol ^b   Ngan, Fong ^b   Kim, Soontae ^c   Lee, Chongbum ^d   Cho, Changrae ^d  

^a National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Ajou University   (South Korea)

^d Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; Aerosol simulation; CMAQ; Initial conditions; MODIS AOD; Particulate matter simulation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL SIMULATION; CMAQ; INITIAL CONDITIONS; MODIS AOD; PARTICULATE MATTER SIMULATION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORESTATION; FIRES; FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ERROR ANALYSIS; FOREST FIRE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREDICTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WILDFIRE;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MULTISCALE AIR QUALITY MODEL; FIRE; FOREST; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DEFORESTATION; FORECASTS; FOREST FIRES; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLES; SIMULATION;

EID: 79958074798     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.04.018     Document Type: Article

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