Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application XVIII

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Contents
Pages v-xvi

List of participants
Pages xvii-xxxii

The members of the scientific committee for the 28th NATO/CCMS international technical meeting on air pollution modeling and its application
Page xxxiii

History of NATO/CCMS air pollution pilot studies
Pages xxxv-xxxvi

Preface
Pages xxxvii-xxxviii
Eberhard Renner, Carlos Borrego

Local and urban scale modelling
Page 1

Chapter 1.1 Application and validation of FLUENT flow and dispersion modelling within complex geometries Review Article
Pages 3-11
Silvana Di Sabatino, Riccardo Buccolieri, Beatrice Pulvirenti, Rex Britter

Chapter 1.2 Turbulence, atmospheric dispersion and mixing height in the urban area, recent experimental findings Review Article
Pages 12-20
Sven-Erik Gryning, Ekaterina Batchvarova

Chapter 1.3 Inverse modeling of local surface emissions with the CHIMERE-adjoint model: The case of the Paris area during the ESQUIF field experiment Review Article
Pages 21-30
L. Menut, I. Pison, N. Blond

Chapter 1.4 Numerical simulations of microscale urban flow using the RAMS model Review Article
Pages 31-43
Tamir Reisin, Orit Altaratz Stollar, Silvia Trini Castelli

Chapter 1.5 Assessment of dust forecast errors by using lidar measurements over Rome Review Article
Pages 44-54
P. Kishcha, P. Alpert, A. Shtivelman, S.O. Krichak, J.H. Joseph, G. Kallos, P. Katsafados, C. Spyrou, G.P. Gobbi, F. Barnaba, S. Nickovic, C. Perez, J.M. Baldasano

Chapter 1.6 Modelling urban heat island in the context of a Mediterranean city Review Article
Pages 55-63
F. Santese, S. Di Sabatino, E. Solazzo, R. Britter

Chapter 1.7 Evaluation of land surface scheme modifications on atmospheric transport and deposition patterns in Copenhagen metropolitan area Review Article
Pages 64-72
Alexander Mahura, Alexander Baklanov, Steen Hoe, Jens H. Sorensen, Claus Petersen, Kai Sattler

Regional and intercontinental modelling
Page 73

Chapter 2.1 Modeling of secondary aerosols in Switzerland in summer 2003 Review Article
Pages 75-84
S. Andreani-Aksoyoglu, J. Keller, A.S.H. Prevot, U. Baltensperger, J. Flemming

Chapter 2.2 Application of the CMAQ mercury model for U.S. EPA regulatory support Review Article
Pages 85-95
O. Russell Bullock Jr., Thomas Braverman

Chapter 2.3 Multi-objective analysis to control ozone exposure Review Article
Pages 96-108
Claudio Carnevale, Giovanna Finzi, Enrico Pisoni, Marialuisa Volta

Chapter 2.4 Atmo-rhenA: a common air quality modelling system in the Upper Rhine Valley Review Article
Pages 109-122
R. Deprost, J. Bernard, E. Riviere, N. Leclerc, C. Schillinger

Chapter 2.5 Perturbational downscaling and its applications in air pollution and meteorological problems Review Article
Pages 123-133
Eugene Genikhovich, Guy Schayes

Chapter 2.6 Increase in nitrate deposition as a result of sulfur dioxide emission increase in Asia: Indirect acidification Review Article
Pages 134-143
Mizuo Kajino, Hiromasa Ueda

Chapter 2.7 Predicted aerosol concentrations over East Asia and evaluation of relative contribution of various sources with global chemical transport model Review Article
Pages 144-157
T. Kitada, Y. Shirakawa, K. Wagatani, G. Kurata, K. Yamamoto

Chapter 2.8 Long-term simulations of photo-oxidants and particulate matter over Europe with emphasis on North Rhine-Westphalia Review Article
Pages 158-167
M. Memmesheimer, S. Wurzler, E. Friese, H.J. Jakobs, H. Feldmann, A. Ebel, C. Kessler, J. Geiger, U. Hartmann, A. Brandt, U. Pfeffer, H.P. Dorn

Chapter 2.9 Developing and implementing an updated chlorine chemistry into the community multiscale air quality model Review Article
Pages 168-176
Golam Sarwar, Deborah Luecken, Greg Yarwood

Chapter 2.10 Modeling assessment of the impact of nitrogen oxides emission reductions on ozone air quality in the Eastern United States: Offsetting increases in energy use Review Article
Pages 177-188
P. Steven Porter, Edith Gégo, Alice Gilliland, Christian Hogrefe, James Godowitch, S. Trivikrama Rao

Chapter 2.11 Dispersion modelling of the concentrations of the fine particulate matter in Europe Review Article
Pages 189-199
Mikhail Sofiev, Erwan Jourden, Liisa Pirjola, Leena Kangas, Niko Karvosenoja, Ari Karppinen, Jaakko Kukkonen

Chapter 2.12 The use of meteorological and dispersion models in stratified atmospheric boundary layers Review Article
Pages 200-209
M.R. Soler, M. Bravo, S. Ortega

Chapter 2.13 Modelling regional air quality over decades: Past and future trends in photochemical smog Review Article
Pages 210-219
Robert Vautard, Sophie Szopa, Matthias Beekmann, Laurent Menut, Didier A. Hauglustaine, Laurence Rouil

Chapter 2.14 Forecasting ozone and PM2.5 in southeastern U.S. Review Article
Pages 220-229
M. Talat Odman, Yongtao Hu, Michael E. Chang, Armistead G. Russell

Chapter 2.15 Integrated observational and modeling approaches for evaluating the effectiveness of ozone control policies Review Article
Pages 230-242
J. Godowitch, A. Gilliland, E. Gego, R. Draxler, S. Trivikrama Rao

Chapter 2.16 Medium-range puff growth Review Article
Pages 243-252
Torben Mikkelsen, Søren Thykier-Nielsen, Steen Hoe

Chapter 2.17 Operational evaluation of the Eastern Texas air quality (ETAQ) forecasting system based on MM5/SMOKE/CMAQ Review Article
Pages 253-261
Daewon W. Byun, Meong-Do Jang, Chang-Keun Song, Soontae Kim, Fang-Yi Cheng, Ryan Perna, Hyun-CHeol Kim

Data assimilation and air quality forecasting
Page 263

Chapter 3.1 Improvement in particles (PM10) urban air quality mapping interpolation using remote sensing data Review Article
Pages 265-274
Nuno Grosso, Francisco Ferreira, Sandra Mesquita

Chapter 3.2 The use of ensemble weather forecast for dispersion uncertainty modelling Review Article
Pages 275-282
Lennart Robertson, Andrew Jones, Francois Bonnardot, Stefano Galmarini

Chapter 3.3 Forward and inverse modelling of radioactive pollutants dispersion after Chernobyl accident Review Article
Pages 283-292
Mikhail Sofiev, Ilkka Valkama, Carl Fortelius, Pilvi Siljamo

Chapter 3.4 PREV’AIR: A platform for air quality monitoring and forecasting Review Article
Pages 293-300
C. Honoré, L. Menut, B. Bessagnet, F. Meleux, L. Rouïl, R. Vautard, N. Poisson, V.H. Peuch

Chapter 3.5 Estimation of sulphur emissions using ensemble smoothers Review Article
Pages 301-317
Alina L. Barbu, Remus G. Hanea, Arnold W. Heemink, Martijn Schaap, Pierre Girardeau

Chapter 3.6 Application of four-dimensional variational (4DVAR) data assimilation for optimal estimation of mineral dust and CO emissions in eastern Asia Review Article
Pages 318-328
Keiya Yumimoto, Itsushi Uno

Model assessment and verification
Page 329

Chapter 4.0 A review of uncertainty and sensitivity analyses of atmospheric transport and dispersion models Review Article
Pages 331-351
Steven R. Hanna

Chapter 4.1 Lagrangian particle model simulation of tracer dispersion in stable low wind speed conditions Review Article
Pages 352-361
D. Anfossi, S. Alessandrini, S. Trini Castelli, E. Ferrero, D. Oettl, G. Degrazia

Chapter 4.2 Application and sensitivity analysis of CAMx and CHIMERE air quality models in a coastal area Review Article
Pages 362-373
Isabelle Coll, Guido Pirovano, Fanny Lasry, Stefano Alessandrini, Marco Bedogni, Matteo Costa, Veronica Gabusi, Laurent Menut, Robert Vautard

Chapter 4.3 A comparison between CHIMERE, CAMx and CMAQ air quality modelling systems to predict ozone maxima during the 2003 episode in Europe: Spain case study Review Article
Pages 374-382
R. San José, J.L. Pérez, R.M. González

Chapter 4.4 Final results of the model inter-comparison of very high-resolution simulations with numerical weather prediction models for eight urban air pollution episodes in four European cities Review Article
Pages 383-394
B. Fay, L. Neunhäuserer, A. Baklanov, G. Bonafé, S. Jongen, J. Kukkonen, V. Ødegaard, J.L. Palau, G. Perez-Landa, M. Rantamäki, A. Rasmussen, R.S. Sokhi, Y. Yu

Chapter 4.5 Uncertainty in air pollution models used for regulatory and risk assessment purposes Review Article
Pages 395-405
Bernard Fisher, Robert Willows

Chapter 4.6 Aerosol mass budget analysis over Berlin city area by means of the CTM REM_Calgrid Review Article
Pages 406-415
Andreas Kerschbaumer, Matthias Beekmann, Eberhard Reimer

Chapter 4.7 The use of CFD and mesoscale air quality modelling systems for urban applications: Madrid case study Review Article
Pages 416-424
R. San José, J.L. Pérez, R.M. González

Chapter 4.8 Modelling the dynamics of air pollutants over the Iberian Peninsula under typical meteorological situations Review Article
Pages 425-436
P. Jiménez, O. Jorba, J.M. Baldasano

Chapter 4.9 Modelling of the July 10 STERAO storm with the RAMS model: Chemical species redistribution including gas phase and aqueous phase chemistry Review Article
Pages 437-446
Maud Leriche, Sylvie Cautenet, Mary Barth, Nadine Chaumerliac

Chapter 4.10 A study of process contributions to ozone formation during the 2004 ICARTT period using the Eta-CMAQ forecast model over the northeastern U.S. Review Article
Pages 447-456
Shaocai Yu, Rohit Mathur, Kenneth Schere, Daiwen Kang, Jonathan Pleim, Jeffrey Young, Tanya Otte

Chapter 4.11 Validation of the integrated RAMS-Hg modelling system Review Article
Pages 457-466
Antigoni Voudouri, George Kallos

Chapter 4.12 Analyzing the response of a chemical transport model to emissions reductions utilizing various grid resolutions Review Article
Pages 467-478
Rainer Stern, Robert J. Yamartino, Arno Graff

Aerosols in the atmosphere
Page 479

Chapter 5.1 Modelling of pollen dispersion with a weather forecast modelsystem Review Article
Pages 481-491
H. Vogel, B. Vogel, Ch. Kottmeier

Chapter 5.2 Aerosol forecast over the Great Lakes for a February 2005 episode Review Article
Pages 492-502
Pius Lee, Jeffery McQueen, Marina Tsidulko, Mary Hart, Shobha Kondragunta, Daiwen Kang, Geoff DiMego, Paula Davidson

Chapter 5.3 On the contribution of the heterogeneous chemistry to nitrate concentrations over Europe based on modeling results and long-term and campaign measurements Review Article
Pages 503-513
Alma Hodzic, Laurent Menut, Bertrand Bessagnet, Robert Vautard

Chapter 5.4 Modelling seasonal changes of aerosol compositions over Belgium and Europe Review Article
Pages 514-522
Felix Deutsch, Filip Lefebre, Liliane Janssen, Jean Vankerkom, Clemens Mensink

Chapter 5.5 Modeling of Saharan dust events within SAMUM: Implications for regional radiation balance and mesoscale circulation Review Article
Pages 523-533
Jürgen Helmert, Bernd Heinold, Ina Tegen, Olaf Hellmuth, Ralf Wolke

Chapter 5.6 Long-term aerosol simulation for Portugal using the CHIMERE model Review Article
Pages 534-547
C. Borrego, A. Monteiro, J. Ferreira, A.I. Miranda, R. Vautard, A.T. Perez

Chapter 5.7 Radiative effects of natural PMs on photochemical processes in the Mediterranean Region Review Article
Pages 548-559
Marina Astitha, George Kallos, Petros Katsafados, Ioannis Pytharoulis, Nikos Mihalopoulos

Chapter 5.8 Modelling of mineral dust emissions and transport with the CHIMERE-DUST model: Preliminary analysis of dust events for the AMMA field campaign Review Article
Pages 560-567
L. Menut, C. Schmechtig, R. Vautard, B. Marticorena

Chapter 5.9 Comparison of modelled and measured aerosol optical depth over southwestern Germany Review Article
Pages 568-581
R. Rinke, D. Bäumer, B. Vogel, St. Versick, Ch. Kottmeier

Chapter 5.10 On the direct aerosol forcing of nitrate over Europe: Simulations with the new LOTOS-EUROS model Review Article
Pages 582-591
Martijn Schaap, Ferd Sauter, Peter Builtjes

Chapter 5.11 Causes for spread between global models w.r.t. Lifetime and distribution of particulate sulphate Review Article
Pages 592-600
Øyvind Seland, Trond Iversen

Chapter 5.12 Modelling of aerosol composition using the MARS/MUSE dispersion model Review Article
Pages 601-609
A. Arvanitis, E. Debry, I. Douros, N. Moussiopoulos

Chapter 5.13 Interpretation of new particle formation bursts in the planetary boundary layer using a high-order columnar model Review Article
Pages 610-620
Olaf Hellmuth

Chapter 5.14 Mixing of plumes with ambient background air: Effects of particle size variations close to the source Review Article
Pages 621-630
T. Engelke, A. Hugo, E. Renner, F. Schmidt, R. Wolke, J. Zoboki

Interactions between climate change and air quality
Page 631

Chapter 6.1 Examining the impact of changing climate on regional air quality over the U.S. Review Article
Pages 633-647
Ellen J. Cooter, Robert Gilliam, William Benjey, Chris Nolte, Jenise Swall, Alice Gilliland

Chapter 6.2 Analyzing the impacts of climate change on ozone and particulate matter with tracer species, process analysis, and multiple regional climate scenarios Review Article
Pages 648-660
C. Hogrefe, D. Werth, R. Avissar, B. Lynn, C. Rosenzweig, R. Goldberg, J. Rosenthal, K. Knowlton, P.L. Kinney

Chapter 6.3 Dimethylsulfide (DMS) flux and DMS oxidation over the North Atlantic: Comparison of a top-down and a bottom-up approach Review Article
Pages 661-675
A.L. Norman, M.A. Wadleigh, S. Eaton, C. Burridge, C. Zaganescu, J.P. Blanchet, M. Scarratt, S. Michaud, M. Levasseur, A. Merzouk, M. Lizotte, S. Sharma, R. Leaitch

Air quality and human health
Page 677

Chapter 7.1 Calculations of personal exposure to particulate matter in urban areas Review Article
Pages 679-688
Inga Fløisand, Herdis Laupsa, David Broday, Trond Bøhler, Werner Holländer, Susanne Lützenkirchen, Christos Housiadas, Thanos Stubos, Harold McInnes

Chapter 7.2 Lagrangian particle model simulation to assess air quality along the Brenner transit corridor through the Alps Review Article
Pages 689-697
D. Oettl, P. Sturm, D. Anfossi, S. Trini Castelli, P. Lercher, G. Tinarelli, T. Pittini

Chapter 7.3 Optimum exposure fields for epidemiology and health forecasting Review Article
Pages 698-707
Bill Physick, Martin Cope, Sunhee Lee, Peter Hurley

Chapter 7.4 On influence of long-range transport of pollen grains onto pollinating seasons Review Article
Pages 708-716
Pilvi Siljamo, Mikhail Sofiev, Elena Severova, Hanna Ranta, Svetlana Polevova

Chapter 7.5 Air quality characterization for environmental public health tracking Review Article
Pages 717-727
Timothy Watkins, Fred Dimmick, David Holland, Alice Gilliland, Vickie Boothe, Chris Paulu, Andrew Smith

Poster 1 Mass flux balance at an urban intersection Review Article
Pages 731-733
Sandro Baldi, Matteo Carpentieri, Alan G. Robins

Poster 2 Wind tunnel experiments of flow and dispersion in idealised urban areas Review Article
Pages 734-736
Matteo Carpentieri, Andrea Corti, Paolo Giambini

Poster 3 Improving the Martilli's urban boundary layer scheme: Off-line validation over different urban surfaces Review Article
Pages 737-739
R. Hamdi, G. Schayes

Poster 4 Wind shear distortion of concentration fluctuations from an elevated source Review Article
Pages 740-741
Trevor Hilderman, David J. Wilson

Poster 5 Inter-comparison of CFD, wind tunnel and Gaussian plume models for estimating dispersion from a complex industrial site Review Article
Pages 742-743
P. Jenkinson, R. Hill, E. Lutman, A. Arnott, T.G. Parker

Poster 6 Nowcasting and forecasting the street pollution dispersion for Tallinn metropolitan area Review Article
Pages 744-746
Marko Kaasik, Triinu Lukk, Kuido Kartau, Tanel Dovnar

Poster 7 Wind-driven NOx removal by flow-through fences with ACF (Activated Carbon Fiber): Evaluation of the fence's efficiency in reduction of ambient NOx Review Article
Pages 747-749
Toshihiro Kitada, Makoto Nagano, Takaaki Shimohara, Takayuki Tokairin

Poster 8 Radiative transfers in CFD modelling of the urban canopy Review Article
Pages 750-753
Maya Milliez, Luc Musson-Genon, Bertrand Carissimo

Poster 9 Evaluation of passive pollutants residence time in a deep street canyon by CFD simulations Review Article
Pages 754-757
F. Murena, G. Favale

Poster 10 Modelling integrated system for urban air quality in Bologna Review Article
Pages 758-760
Linda Passoni, Vanes Poluzzi, Marco Deserti, Enrico Minguzzi, Michele Stortini, Giovanni Bonafè

Poster 11 Long-term evaluation of secondary atmospheric pollution over Italy Review Article
Pages 761-763
M.P. Costa, S. Alessandrini, M. Bedogni, B. Bessagnet, E. Bossi, G. Maffeis, C. Pertot, G. Pirovano, R. Vautard

Poster 12 Modelling past and future trends in sulphur and nitrogen deposition in the United Kingdom Review Article
Pages 764-767
A.J. Dore, M. Błaś, M. Kryza, J. Hall, C.J. Dore, M. Vieno, K.J. Weston, M.A. Sutton

Poster 13 Long-term simulation and validation of ozone and aerosol in the Po Valley Review Article
Pages 768-770
M. Stortini, M. Deserti, G. Bonafe, E. Minguzzi

Poster 14 Biogenic emission modeling in Lithuania Review Article
Pages 771-773
Vidmantas Ulevicius, Vytautas Vebra, Kestutis Senuta, Kristina Plauskaite

Poster 15 The use of a photochemical trajectory model to estimate pollution levels within the West Midlands conurbation, UK Review Article
Pages 774-783
Helen L. Walker, Jacob Baker, Richard G. Derwent, Rossa G. Donovan

Poster 16 Producing high-resolution spatial maps of ambient ozone concentrations in Belgium Review Article
Pages 784-786
Stijn Janssen, Jef Hooyberghs, Clemens Mensink, Gerwin Dumont, Frans Fierens

Poster 17 2D variational data assimilation of near-surface chemical species Review Article
Pages 787-789
Lennart Robertson, Michael Kahnert

Poster 18 Principal component and multiple linear regressions to predict ozone concentrations Review Article
Pages 790-792
Sofia I.V. Sousa, Fernando G. Martins, José C.M. Pires, Maria C.M. Alvim-Ferraz, Maria C. Pereira

Poster 19 Relationships between nitrogen oxide emissions from electrical generating units in the U.S. and meteorology Review Article
Pages 793-794
P. Steven Porter, S.T. Rao, E.L. Gego

Poster 20 Validation of the meteorological input for air quality simulations in Northern Italy Review Article
Pages 795-797
Giovanni Bonafè, Marco Deserti, Suzanne Jongen, Enrico Minguzzi, Michele Stortini

Poster 21 The North American mercury model inter-comparison Study (NAMMIS) Review Article
Pages 798-801
O. Russell Bullock, Dwight Atkinson, Thomas Braverman, Ashu Dastoor, Didier Davignon, Noelle Selin, Daniel Jacoby, Kristen Lohman, Christian Seigneur, Krish Vijayaraghavan, Tom Myers, Kevin Civerolo, Christian Hogrefe

Poster 22 Two-dimensional steady state advection-diffusion equation: An analytical solution Review Article
Pages 802-804
Daniela Buske, Marco Tullio Vilhena, Davidson Moreira, Tiziano Tirabassi

Poster 23 The new GIADMT approach to simulate the pollutant dispersion in the planetary boundary layer Review Article
Pages 805-807
Camila Costa, Marco Tullio Vilhena, Davidson Moreira, Tiziano Tirabassi