Journal article
Operational model evaluation for particulate matter in Europe and North America in the context of AQMEII
E Solazzo, R Bianconi, G Pirovano, V Matthias, R Vautard, MD Moran, K Wyat Appel, B Bessagnet, J Brandt, JH Christensen, C Chemel, I Coll, J Ferreira, R Forkel, XV Francis, G Grell, P Grossi, AB Hansen, AI Miranda, U Nopmongcol Show all
Atmospheric Environment | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | Published : 2012
Abstract
Ten state-of-the-science regional air quality (AQ) modeling systems have been applied to continental-scale domains in North America and Europe for full-year simulations of 2006 in the context of Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII), whose main goals are model inter-comparison and evaluation. Standardised modeling outputs from each group have been shared on the web-distributed ENSEMBLE system, which allows statistical and ensemble analyses to be performed. In this study, the one-year model simulations are inter-compared and evaluated with a large set of observations for ground-level particulate matter (PM 10 and PM 2.5) and its chemical components. Modeled concentrat..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The work carried out with the DEHM model was supported by The Danish Strategic Research Program on Sustainable Energy under contract no 2104-06-0027 (CEEH). Homepage: www.ceeh.dk. The RSE contribution to this work has been partially financed by the Research Fund for the Italian Electrical System under the Contract Agreement between RSE and the Italian Ministry of Economic Development (Decree of March 19th, 2009).