Air quality modeling with WRF-Chem v3.5 in East Asia: sensitivity to emissions and evaluation of simulated air quality

We conducted simulations using the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry (WRF-Chem) version 3.5 to study air quality in East Asia at a spatial resolution of 20 km  ×  20 km. We find large discrepancies between two existing emissions inventories: the Regional Emission Inventor...

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Main Authors: M. Zhong, E. Saikawa, Y. Liu, V. Naik, L. W. Horowitz, M. Takigawa, Y. Zhao, N.-H. Lin, E. A. Stone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-04-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/9/1201/2016/gmd-9-1201-2016.pdf