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A Preliminary Synthesis of Modeled Climate Change Impacts on U.S. Regional Ozone Concentrations
Citation:
WEAVER, C., X. LIANG, J. Zhu, P. ADAMS, P. Amar, J. C. AVISE, M. CAUGHEY, J. Chen, R. C. Cohen, E. COOTER, J. DAWSON, R. C. GILLIAM, A. GILLILAND, A. H. GOLDSTEIN, A. E. GRAMBSCH, A. GUENTHER, W. I. Gustafson, R. A. HARLEY, S. He, B. L. HEMMING, C. Hogrefe, H. HUANG, S. HUNT, D. J. JACOB, P. L. Kenny, K. KUNKEL, J. Lamarque, B. LAMB, N. K. Larkin, L. R. LEUNG, K. Liao, J. Lin, B. H. Lynn, K. Manomaiphiboon, C. F. MASS, D. MCKENZIE, L. J. MICKLEY, S. O'NEILL, C. G. NOLTE, S. N. PANDIS, P. N. Racherla, C. Rosenzweig, A. RUSSELL, E. SALATHE, A. L. Steiner, E. Tagaris, Z. Tao, S. Tonse, C. WIEDINMYER, A. WILLIAMS, D. WINNER, J. Woo, S. Wu, D. J. WUEBBLES, AND R. W. BALDAUF. A Preliminary Synthesis of Modeled Climate Change Impacts on U.S. Regional Ozone Concentrations. BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, 90(12):1843-1863, (2009).
Impact/Purpose:
The National Exposure Research Laboratory′s (NERL′s) Atmospheric Modeling and Analysis Division (AMAD) conducts research in support of EPA′s mission to protect human health and the environment. AMAD′s research program is engaged in developing and evaluating predictive atmospheric models on all spatial and temporal scales for forecasting the Nation′s air quality and for assessing changes in air quality and air pollutant exposures, as affected by changes in ecosystem management and regulatory decisions. AMAD is responsible for providing a sound scientific and technical basis for regulatory policies based on air quality models to improve ambient air quality. The models developed by AMAD are being used by EPA, NOAA, and the air pollution community in understanding and forecasting not only the magnitude of the air pollution problem, but also in developing emission control policies and regulations for air quality improvements.
Description:
This paper provides a synthesis of results that have emerged from recent modeling studies of the potential sensitivity of U.S. regional ozone (O3) concentrations to global climate change (c. 2050). This research has been carried out under the auspices of an ongoing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assessment effort to increase scientific understanding of the multiple complex interactions between climate, emissions, atmospheric chemistry, and air quality. The ultimate goal is to enhance the ability of air quality managers to consider global change in their decisions through improved characterization of the potential impacts of global change on air quality, including O3.
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A Preliminary Synthesis of Modeled Climate Change Impacts on U.S. Regional Ozone Concentrations (PDF, NA pp, 10166 KB, about PDF)Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
