Articles | Volume 15, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-8899-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-8899-2022
Model evaluation paper
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13 Dec 2022
Model evaluation paper |  | 13 Dec 2022

Evaluation of high-resolution predictions of fine particulate matter and its composition in an urban area using PMCAMx-v2.0

Brian T. Dinkelacker, Pablo Garcia Rivera, Ioannis Kioutsioukis, Peter J. Adams, and Spyros N. Pandis

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The performance of a chemical transport model in reproducing PM2.5 concentrations and composition was evaluated at the finest scale using measurements from regulatory sites as well as a network of low-cost monitors. Total PM2.5 mass is reproduced well by the model during the winter when compared to regulatory measurements, but in the summer PM2.5 is underpredicted, mainly due to difficulties in reproducing regional secondary organic aerosol levels.
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