Regional modelling of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons:
WRF-Chem-PAH model development and East Asia case studies

J 2017

Regional modelling of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: WRF-Chem-PAH model development and East Asia case studies

MU, Qing, Gerhard LAMMEL, Christian N. GENCARELLI, Ian M. HEDGECOCK, Ying CHEN et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Regional modelling of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: WRF-Chem-PAH model development and East Asia case studies

Authors

MU, Qing (276 Germany), Gerhard LAMMEL (276 Germany, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Christian N. GENCARELLI (380 Italy), Ian M. HEDGECOCK (380 Italy), Ying CHEN (276 Germany), Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Monique TEICH (276 Germany), Yuxuan ZHANG (276 Germany), Guangjie ZHENG (840 United States of America), Dominik VAN PINXTEREN (276 Germany), Qiang ZHANG (156 China), Hartmut HERRMANN (276 Germany), Manabu SHIRAIWA (840 United States of America), Peter SPICHTINGER (276 Germany), Hang SU (156 China), Ulrich POSCHL (276 Germany) and Yafang CHENG (156 China)

Edition

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, GOTTINGEN, COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH, 2017, 1680-7316

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10509 Meteorology and atmospheric sciences

Country of publisher

Germany

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 5.509

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00100076

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12253-2017

UT WoS

000412937900004

Keywords in English

:LUNG-CANCER RISK; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; GOSAN BACKGROUND SITE; LONG-RANGE TRANSPORT; AIR-QUALITY MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; POLYCHLORINATED-BIPHENYLS; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; CMAQ MODEL; PART I

Abstract

V originále

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are hazardous pollutants, with increasing emissions in pace with economic development in East Asia, but their distribution and fate in the atmosphere are not yet well understood. We extended the regional atmospheric chemistry model WRFC-hem (Weather Research Forecast model with Chemistry module) to comprehensively study the atmospheric distribution and the fate of low-concentration, slowly degrading semivolatile compounds. The WRF-Chem-PAH model reflects the state-of-the-art understanding of current PAHs studies with several new or updated features. It was applied for PAHs covering a wide range of volatility and hydrophobicity, i.e. phenanthrene, chrysene and benzo[a] pyrene, in East Asia. Temporally highly resolved PAH concentrations and particulate mass fractions were evaluated against observations. The WRF-Chem-PAH model is able to reasonably well simulate the concentration levels and particulate mass fractions of PAHs near the sources and at a remote outflow region of East Asia, in high spatial and temporal resolutions. Sensitivity study shows that the heterogeneous reaction with ozone and the homogeneous reaction with the nitrate radical significantly influence the fate and distributions of PAHs. The methods to implement new species and to correct the transport problems can be applied to other newly implemented species in WRF-Chem.

Citovat

MU, Qing, Gerhard LAMMEL, Christian N. GENCARELLI, Ian M. HEDGECOCK, Ying CHEN, Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ, Monique TEICH, Yuxuan ZHANG, Guangjie ZHENG, Dominik VAN PINXTEREN, Qiang ZHANG, Hartmut HERRMANN, Manabu SHIRAIWA, Peter SPICHTINGER, Hang SU, Ulrich POSCHL and Yafang CHENG. Regional modelling of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: WRF-Chem-PAH model development and East Asia case studies. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. GOTTINGEN: COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH, 2017, vol. 17, No 19, p. 12253-12267. ISSN 1680-7316. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12253-2017.

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N2  - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are hazardous pollutants, with increasing emissions in pace with economic development in East Asia, but their distribution and fate in the atmosphere are not yet well understood. We extended the regional atmospheric chemistry model WRFC-hem (Weather Research Forecast model with Chemistry module) to comprehensively study the atmospheric distribution and the fate of low-concentration, slowly degrading semivolatile compounds. The WRF-Chem-PAH model reflects the state-of-the-art understanding of current PAHs studies with several new or updated features. It was applied for PAHs covering a wide range of volatility and hydrophobicity, i.e. phenanthrene, chrysene and benzo[a] pyrene, in East Asia. Temporally highly resolved PAH concentrations and particulate mass fractions were evaluated against observations. The WRF-Chem-PAH model is able to reasonably well simulate the concentration levels and particulate mass fractions of PAHs near the sources and at a remote outflow region of East Asia, in high spatial and temporal resolutions. Sensitivity study shows that the heterogeneous reaction with ozone and the homogeneous reaction with the nitrate radical significantly influence the fate and distributions of PAHs. The methods to implement new species and to correct the transport problems can be applied to other newly implemented species in WRF-Chem.
ER  -

MU, Qing, Gerhard LAMMEL, Christian N. GENCARELLI, Ian M. HEDGECOCK, Ying CHEN, Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ, Monique TEICH, Yuxuan ZHANG, Guangjie ZHENG, Dominik VAN PINXTEREN, Qiang ZHANG, Hartmut HERRMANN, Manabu SHIRAIWA, Peter SPICHTINGER, Hang SU, Ulrich POSCHL and Yafang CHENG. Regional modelling of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: WRF-Chem-PAH model development and East Asia case studies. \textit{Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics}. GOTTINGEN: COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH, 2017, vol.~17, No~19, p.~12253-12267. ISSN~1680-7316. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12253-2017.

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