Overview of AQMEII Phase 4: A Multi-Pronged Approach to Intercomparing and Evaluating Modeled Deposition
Citation:
Hogrefe, C., S. Galmarini, P. Makar, O. Clifton, D. Schwede, C. Holmes, J. Ducker, S. Silva, L. Emberson, J. Bieser, J. Flemming, AND M. Schaap. Overview of AQMEII Phase 4: A Multi-Pronged Approach to Intercomparing and Evaluating Modeled Deposition. Workshop of the Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution, Durham, North Carolina, April 22 - 24, 2020.
Impact/Purpose:
This presentation provides an overview of Phase 4 of the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII). AQMEII is a collaboration between North American and European regional air quality modelers and is being co-chaired by EPA and the European Commission Joint Research Centre. AQMEII has recently launched its fourth phase with a focus on atmospheric deposition. The research will be conducted through three complementary activities ranging from box modeling at flux measurement sites to continental-scale annual grid model simulations.
Description:
This presentation provides an overview of work planned under Phase 4 of the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII). Since its inception in 2009, AQMEII has brought together a total of 37 modeling groups from 17 countries in North America and Europe to conduct coordinated research projects and model inter-comparison exercises aimed at advancing model evaluation practices and informing model development. The focus of Phase 4 is on assessing the ability of regional-scale air quality models to simulate dry and wet deposition of trace gases and aerosols. The presentation summarizes the design of the coordinated model simulations. Furthermore, we provide a description of planned analysis methods aimed at quantifying the impact of different process-level deposition algorithms and parameterizations on modeled deposition fields.
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