Evaluation of two ozone air quality modelling systems

The aim of this paper is to compare two different modelling systems and to evaluate their ability to simulate high values of ozone concentration in typical summer episodes which take place in the north of Spain near the metropolitan area of Barcelona. As the focus of the paper is the comparison of t...

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Main Authors: S. Ortega, M. R. Soler, J. Beneito, D. Pino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2004-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/4/1389/2004/acp-4-1389-2004.pdf
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spelling doaj-01821927116d4a44a6b1c343864736082020-11-24T22:26:32ZengCopernicus PublicationsAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics1680-73161680-73242004-01-014513891398Evaluation of two ozone air quality modelling systemsS. OrtegaM. R. SolerJ. BeneitoD. PinoD. PinoThe aim of this paper is to compare two different modelling systems and to evaluate their ability to simulate high values of ozone concentration in typical summer episodes which take place in the north of Spain near the metropolitan area of Barcelona. As the focus of the paper is the comparison of the two systems, we do not attempt to improve the agreement by adjusting the emission inventory or model parameters. <P style='line-height: 20px;'> The first model, or forecasting system, is made up of three modules. The first module is a mesoscale model (MASS). This provides the initial condition for the second module, which is a nonlocal boundary layer model based on the transilient turbulence scheme. The third module is a photochemical box model (OZIPR), which is applied in Eulerian and Lagrangian modes and receives suitable information from the two previous modules. The model forecast is evaluated against ground base stations during summer 2001. The second model is the MM5/UAM-V. This is a grid model designed to predict the hourly three-dimensional ozone concentration fields. The model is applied during an ozone episode that occurred between 21 and 23 June 2001. Our results reflect the good performance of the two modelling systems when they are used in a specific episode.http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/4/1389/2004/acp-4-1389-2004.pdf
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author S. Ortega
M. R. Soler
J. Beneito
D. Pino
D. Pino
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M. R. Soler
J. Beneito
D. Pino
D. Pino
Evaluation of two ozone air quality modelling systems
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
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M. R. Soler
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title Evaluation of two ozone air quality modelling systems
title_short Evaluation of two ozone air quality modelling systems
title_full Evaluation of two ozone air quality modelling systems
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publisher Copernicus Publications
series Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
issn 1680-7316
1680-7324
publishDate 2004-01-01
description The aim of this paper is to compare two different modelling systems and to evaluate their ability to simulate high values of ozone concentration in typical summer episodes which take place in the north of Spain near the metropolitan area of Barcelona. As the focus of the paper is the comparison of the two systems, we do not attempt to improve the agreement by adjusting the emission inventory or model parameters. <P style='line-height: 20px;'> The first model, or forecasting system, is made up of three modules. The first module is a mesoscale model (MASS). This provides the initial condition for the second module, which is a nonlocal boundary layer model based on the transilient turbulence scheme. The third module is a photochemical box model (OZIPR), which is applied in Eulerian and Lagrangian modes and receives suitable information from the two previous modules. The model forecast is evaluated against ground base stations during summer 2001. The second model is the MM5/UAM-V. This is a grid model designed to predict the hourly three-dimensional ozone concentration fields. The model is applied during an ozone episode that occurred between 21 and 23 June 2001. Our results reflect the good performance of the two modelling systems when they are used in a specific episode.
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