Evaluation of the performance of different atmospheric chemical transport models and inter-comparison of nitrogen and sulphur deposition estimates for the UK

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 119, Issue , 2015, Pages 131-143

  Dore, A J ^a   Carslaw, D C ^b   Braban, C ^a   Cain, M ^c,d   Chemel, C ^e   Conolly, C ^f   Derwent, R G ^g   Griffiths, S J ^h   Hall, J ^a   Hayman, G ^a   Lawrence, S ^c   Metcalfe, S E ⁱ   Redington, A ^j   Simpson, D ^k,l   Sutton, M A ^a   Sutton, P ^m   Tang, Y S ^a   Vieno, M ^a   Werner, M ⁿ   Whyatt, J D ^o  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^f RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^g RDSCIENTIFIC   (United Kingdom)

^h EON Engineering Ratcliffe on Soar   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^j MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^k NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^l CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^m RWE npower ^*  (United Kingdom)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

^o LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Acid deposition; Atmospheric chemical transport model; Eutrophication; Inter comparison; Model evaluation; Nitrogen; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BUDGET CONTROL; COMPLEX NETWORKS; EUTROPHICATION; IONIZATION OF GASES; METEOROLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SULFUR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ACID DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODELS; DRY AND WET DEPOSITIONS; INTERCOMPARISONS; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; MODEL EVALUATION; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; PERFORMANCE CRITERION;

NITROGEN;

NITROGEN; SULFUR;

ACID DEPOSITION; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFUR;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRY DEPOSITION; GAS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WET DEPOSITION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84935835430     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.08.008     Document Type: Article

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