Assessment of the aerosol optics component of the coupled WRF-CMAQ model using CARES field campaign data and a single column model

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 115, Issue , 2015, Pages 670-682

  Gan, Chuen Meei ^a   Binkowski, Francis ^b   Pleim, Jonathan ^a   Xing, Jia ^a   Wong, David ^a   Mathur, Rohit ^a   Gilliam, Robert ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical properties; Model evaluation; Observation; Single column model; WRF CMAQ

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AIRCRAFT; MIXING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC CARBON; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTY; MODEL EVALUATION; OBSERVATION; SINGLE-COLUMN MODEL; WRF/CMAQ;

AEROSOLS;

ORGANIC CARBON; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYGROSCOPICITY; MIXING RATIO; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SEA SALT; SOLUBILITY;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MULTISCALE AIR QUALITY MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MODEL; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODEL;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938080333     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.11.028     Document Type: Article

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