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Ozone air quality simulations with WRF-Chem (v3.5.1) over Europe: model evaluation and chemical mechanism comparison
Kathleen A. Mar
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Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany
Narendra Ojha
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Andrea Pozzer
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Tim M. Butler
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany
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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.
Ground-level ozone is an air pollutant with adverse effects on human and ecosystem health and is...