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THE REACTIVITY RESEARCH WORKING GROUP WITHIN NARSTO : HISTORY AND TECHNICAL FINDINGS
Citation:
LUECKEN, D. J. THE REACTIVITY RESEARCH WORKING GROUP WITHIN NARSTO : HISTORY AND TECHNICAL FINDINGS. Presented at NARSTO Executive Assembly, Las Vegas, NV, April 11 - 12, 2005.
Impact/Purpose:
The objective of this research is to develop chemical mechanisms that accurately represent the complex atmospheric chemistry involved in the formation of ozone and other, related, photochemically- produced pollutants such as secondary air toxics and organic aerosol precursors. This task will produce updated, state-of-the-art photochemical mechanisms, support the evaluation of these mechanisms with experimental data, and apply these mechanisms for regulatory and research purposes in emissions and observations-based models. The application of the models to provide scientific support for VOC-reactivity based ozone control policies will be a major focus of this task. The dissemination of results of model applications in this area (both ours and those from outside agencies) via the US German workshop agreement, are also supported as a small portion of this task. While this task primarily focuses on ozone-related issues, our mechanism development and evaluation will consider that these mechanisms should also be able to adequately predict the concentrations of other related photochemical species. This task is being performed in close collaboration with Task 12043, "Reducing Uncertainty in the Chemical Mechanisms of Aromatic and Biogenic Hydrocarbons" and Task 20461, "FY05 CMAQ Release."
Description:
Present summary of Reactivity Research Working Group activities to the NARSTO Executive Assembly members and the scientific community.