Trans-Pacific transport and evolution of aerosols: evaluation of  quasi-global WRF-Chem simulation with multiple observations

Hu, Zhiyuan; Zhao, Chun; Huang, Jianping; Leung, L. Ruby; Qian, Yun; Yu, Hongbin; Huang, Lei; Kalashnikova, Olga V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-1725-2016

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10 May 2016

Development and technical paper |

| 10 May 2016

Trans-Pacific transport and evolution of aerosols: evaluation of quasi-global WRF-Chem simulation with multiple observations

Zhiyuan Hu, Chun Zhao, Jianping Huang, L. Ruby Leung, Yun Qian, Hongbin Yu, Lei Huang, and Olga V. Kalashnikova

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RC1: 'Referee_Comments', Omid Alizadeh-Choobari, 03 Feb 2016
- AC1: 'Short response to Dr. Omid Alizadeh-Choobari's comments', Chun Zhao, 04 Feb 2016
RC2: 'Review of “Trans-pacific transport and evolution of aerosols: Evaluation of quasi-global WRF-Chem simulation with multiple observations”', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Feb 2016
RC3: 'Review comments', Anonymous Referee #3, 18 Feb 2016
RC4: 'Review Comments on “Trans-pacific transport and evolution of aerosols: Evaluation of quasi-global WRF-Chem simulation with multiple observations”', Anonymous Referee #4, 21 Feb 2016
AC2: 'Responses to the comments from all the referees', Chun Zhao, 12 Apr 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Chun Zhao on behalf of the Authors (12 Apr 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (14 Apr 2016) by Jason Williams

AR by Chun Zhao on behalf of the Authors (15 Apr 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

This study conducts the simulation of WRF-Chem with the quasi-global configuration for 2010–2014, and evaluates the simulation with multiple observation datasets for the first time. This study demonstrates that the WRF-Chem quasi-global simulation can be used for investigating trans-Pacific transport of aerosols and providing reasonable inflow chemical boundaries for the western USA to further understand the impact of transported pollutants on the regional air quality and climate.