Operational model evaluation for particulate matter in Europe and North America in the context of AQMEII

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 53, Issue , 2012, Pages 75-92

  Solazzo, Efisio ^a   Bianconi, Roberto ^b   Pirovano, Guido ^f,g   Matthias, Volker ^p   Vautard, Robert ^c   Moran, Michael D ^m   Wyat Appel, K ⁱ   Bessagnet, Bertrand ^f   Brandt, Jørgen ^o   Christensen, Jesper H ^o   Chemel, Charles ^k   Coll, Isabelle ⁿ   Ferreira, Joana ^h   Forkel, Renate ^j   Francis, Xavier V ^k   Grell, Georg ^q   Grossi, Paola ^b   Hansen, Ayoe B ^o   Miranda, Ana Isabel ^h   Nopmongcol, Uarporn ^d   Prank, Marje ^r   Sartelet, Karine N ^e   Schaap, Martijn ^s   Silver, Jeremy D ^o   Sokhi, Ranjeet S ^k   Vira, Julius ^r   Werhahn, Johannes ^j   Wolke, Ralf ^l   Yarwood, Greg ^d   Zhang, Junhua ^m   Rao, S Trivikrama ⁱ   Galmarini, Stefano ^a   more..

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b Enviroware   (Italy)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE L'OUEST   (France)

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

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

^h UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

ⁱ U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^j KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^k UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^l LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^m ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

ⁿ UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^o AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^p INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^q NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^r FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^s TNO   (Netherlands)

more..

Author keywords

AQMEII; Model evaluation; Particulate matter; PM 2.5 speciation; Regional air quality model

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY MODELS; AQMEII; CHEMICAL COMPONENT; DIURNAL CYCLE; DRY AND WET; ELEMENTAL CARBON; ENSEMBLE SYSTEMS; GROUND-LEVEL; INTERCOMPARISONS; METEOROLOGICAL INPUT; MODEL EVALUATION; MODEL PERFORMANCE; MODEL SIMULATION; MODEL SKILL; MODELING SYSTEMS; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; OPERATIONAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PM COMPONENT; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY; WIND SPEED;

AIR QUALITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RATING; SULFUR DIOXIDE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AMMONIA; CARBON; NITRATE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MODEL VALIDATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY DEPOSITION; EUROPE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MODEL; NORTH AMERICA; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STANDARDIZATION; WET DEPOSITION; WIND;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84860590184     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.02.045     Document Type: Article

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