Investigating impacts of chemistry and transport model formulation on model performance at European scale

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 53, Issue , 2012, Pages 93-109

  Pirovano, G ^a,b   Balzarini, A ^a   Bessagnet, B ^b   Emery, C ^c   Kallos, G ^d   Meleux, F ^b   Mitsakou, C ^d   Nopmongcol, U ^c   Riva, G M ^a   Yarwood, G ^c  

^a RICERCA SUL SISTEMA ENERGETICO RSE S P A   (Italy)

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

^c ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

CAMx; CHIMERE; Model intercomparison; Model performance evaluation; Ozone; Particulate matter; Wilcoxon ranked test

Indexed keywords

CAMX; CHIMERE; INTERCOMPARISONS; MODEL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; PARTICULATE MATTER; WILCOXON RANKED TEST;

AIR POLLUTION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; MODELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; STATISTICAL TESTS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; EMISSION; FIRE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TESTING METHOD; VERTICAL PROFILE; WET DEPOSITION; WIND VELOCITY;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EUROPE; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WET DEPOSITION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84860577957     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.12.052     Document Type: Article

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