Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
GMD
Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-479-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-479-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
Model evaluation paper
 | 
24 Jan 2023
Model evaluation paper |  | 24 Jan 2023

Cross-evaluating WRF-Chem v4.1.2, TROPOMI, APEX, and in situ NO2 measurements over Antwerp, Belgium

Catalina Poraicu, Jean-François Müller, Trissevgeni Stavrakou, Dominique Fonteyn, Frederik Tack, Felix Deutsch, Quentin Laffineur, Roeland Van Malderen, and Nele Veldeman

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-479-2023-supplement

Data sets

High resolution temporal profiles in the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset_temp_profile) Monica Crippa, Efisio Solazzo, Ganlin Huang, Diego Guizzardi, Ernest Koffi, Marilena Muntean, Christian Schieberle, Rainer Friedrich, and Greet Janssens-Maenhout  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0462-2

Air Quality Measurements Belgian Interregional Environmental Agency (IRCEL-CELINE) https://irceline.be/en/air-quality/measurements/monitoring-stations

CESM2.1/CAM-chem Instantaneous Output for Boundary Conditions Buchholz, R. R., Emmons, L. K., Tilmes, S., & The CESM2 Development Team https://doi.org/10.5065/NMP7-EP60

CAMS global reanalysis (EAC4) monthly averaged fields A. Inness, M. Ades, A. Agustí-Panareda et al. https://ads.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/cdsapp#!/dataset/cams-global-reanalysis-eac4-monthly?tab=overview

Grafieken en kaarten Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM) https://www.emissieregistratie.nl/data/grafieken-en-kaarten

Global Air Pollutant Emissions Emissions EDGAR V5.0 European Comission https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset_ap50

Grid emissions in 0.1˚x0.1˚ long-lat resolution European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme Centre on Emission Inventories and Projections https://www.ceip.at/the-emep-grid/gridded-emissions

TROPOMI Level 2 Nitrogen Dioxide total column products Version 01 European Space Agency https://doi.org/10.5270/S5P-s4ljg54

S5P Nitrogen Dioxide v02.03.01 intermediate reprocessing on the S5P-PAL system H. Eskes, J. van Geffen, M. Sneep, P. Veefkind, S. Niemeijer, and C. Zehner https://data-portal.s5p-pal.com/browser/BXADeFDHwTQ3o8nrrhTDZSMwnfrWHe16d/2JM1fiAU7vaLzQZSRP3o4uRznddN4VH4NGpp4dfkKSnZV4hzrZifph/eX91ZTvd7bADysky6BArSuuZDRDyS1Va6ZSSSaUkw4PxEXiYyc3ZYZ1vNcwo/xdDvwjHCFDzMnS3V2LdCjo3DPbiMR3LiLiz79gzQibo1eaj8GNUKbM6qyzzzKNhj

Model code and software

Weather Research and Forecasting Model Version 4.1.5 National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) https://doi.org/10.5065/D6MK6B4K

WRF-Chem tools for the Community National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) https://www2.acom.ucar.edu/wrf-chem/wrf-chem-tools-community

Pyproj Jeffrey Whittaker https://pyproj4.github.io/pyproj/stable/index.html

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Short summary
High-resolution WRF-Chem simulations are conducted over Antwerp, Belgium, in June 2019 and evaluated using meteorological data and in situ, airborne, and spaceborne NO2 measurements. An intercomparison of model, aircraft, and TROPOMI NO2 columns is conducted to characterize biases in versions 1.3.1 and 2.3.1 of the satellite product. A mass balance method is implemented to provide improved emissions for simulating NO2 distribution over the study area.
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