Ozone air quality simulations with WRF-Chem (v3.5.1) over Europe: model evaluation and chemical mechanism comparison

Mar, Kathleen A.; Ojha, Narendra; Pozzer, Andrea; Butler, Tim M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-3699-2016

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19 Oct 2016

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| 19 Oct 2016

Ozone air quality simulations with WRF-Chem (v3.5.1) over Europe: model evaluation and chemical mechanism comparison

Kathleen A. Mar, Narendra Ojha, Andrea Pozzer, and Tim M. Butler

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RC1: 'Interactive comment on “Ozone air quality simulations with WRF-Chem (v3.5.1) over Europe: Model evaluation and chemical mechanism comparison” by Kathleen A. Mar et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Jul 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #1', Kathleen Mar, 28 Aug 2016
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Jul 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #2', Kathleen Mar, 28 Aug 2016

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ED: Publish as is (15 Sep 2016) by Gerd A. Folberth

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Short summary

Ground-level ozone is an air pollutant with adverse effects on human and ecosystem health and is also a climate forcer with a significant warming effect. This paper presents the setup and evaluation of a model for ozone air quality over Europe. Within the model evaluation, we compare the use of two commonly used photochemical schemes, and we conclude that uncertainties in the representation of chemistry are important to consider when using air quality models for policy applications.