Insight into the numerical challenges of implementing 2-dimensional SOA models in atmospheric chemical transport models

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 96, Issue , 2014, Pages 331-344

  Napier, W J ^a   Ensberg, J J ^a   Seinfeld, J H ^a,b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Dimensional SOA model; Chemical transport model; Computational efficiency; Probability distribution; Secondary organic aerosol

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CARBON; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OXYGEN; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODELS; COMPUTATIONAL BURDEN; MATHEMATICAL FRAMEWORKS; NUMERICAL CHALLENGES; OXIDATION STATE; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; SOA MODELING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL GRIDS;

METHOD OF MOMENTS;

CARBON; OXYGEN; TRACER;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; MAPPING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ADVECTION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMICAL TRANSPORT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODEL; DRY DEPOSITION; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; GAS; MODEL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; THERMODYNAMICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL MODEL; VAPOR PRESSURE; WET DEPOSITION;

EID: 84905365317     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.07.048     Document Type: Article

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