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Development and technical paper
| 
07 Apr 2015
Development and technical paper |
| 07 Apr 2015
Twelve-month, 12 km resolution North American WRF-Chem v3.4 air quality simulation: performance evaluation
C. W. Tessum
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
J. D. Hill
Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
J. D. Marshall
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Short summary
We evaluate the predictive performance of a 12-month, 12km horizontal resolution WRF-Chem air quality model simulation for the contiguous United States. Model performance is comparable to other contemporary models used for regulatory and health-effects analysis, with 12% bias for daytime ozone and -1% bias for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Performance for PM2.5 is worse in winter and in the western U.S. than in other seasons and regions, suggesting opportunities for future model development.
We evaluate the predictive performance of a 12-month, 12km horizontal resolution WRF-Chem air...
