Chapter 48
Continental-Scale Analysis
of Atmospheric Deposition Over North
America and Europe Using the AQMEII
Database
Christian Hogrefe, Stefano Galmarini, Efisio Solazzo, Roberto Bianconi,
Roberto Bellasio, Peng Liu and Rohit Mathur
Abstract Participants in the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative
(AQMEII) have conducted three rounds of model evaluation and intercomparison
activities over Europe and North America since 2010, resulting in a large dataset
of modeled meteorology, air quality and deposition fields for 2006–2010 that is
available to the community for ongoing research on model evaluation. This study
presents a brief analysis of some of the deposition fields generated during these past
phases of AQMEII, quantifying both model-to-model variability and the level of
agreement with available wet deposition measurements. We also discuss potential
future AQMEII work focused on evaluating deposition and using modeled deposition
fields for applications such as producing maps of estimated total deposition.
48.1 Introduction
The Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII) has conducted
three phases of regional air quality model evaluation and intercomparison over
Europe and North America [3–5], hereafter referred to as AQMEII1, AQMEII2 and
AQMEII3. Most publications resulting from these activities focused on air concentrations of trace gases and particulate matter. Aiming to eventually contribute to the
C. Hogrefe (B) · R. Mathur
Atmospheric and Environmental Systems Modeling Division, Center for Environmental
Measurement and Modeling, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711, USA
e-mail: hogrefe.christian@epa.gov
S. Galmarini · E. Solazzo
European Commission Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
R. Bianconi · R. Bellasio
Enviroware srl, Concorezzo, MB, Italy
P. Liu
NRC Research Associate, Computational Exposure Division, National Exposure Research
Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
This is a U.S. government work and not under copyright protection in the U.S.; foreign
copyright protection may apply 2020
C. Mensink et al. (eds.), Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXVI,
Springer Proceedings in Complexity, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22055-6_48
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Continental-Scale Analysis
of Atmospheric Deposition Over North
America and Europe Using the AQMEII
Database
Christian Hogrefe, Stefano Galmarini, Efisio Solazzo, Roberto Bianconi,
Roberto Bellasio, Peng Liu and Rohit Mathur
Abstract Participants in the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative
(AQMEII) have conducted three rounds of model evaluation and intercomparison
activities over Europe and North America since 2010, resulting in a large dataset
of modeled meteorology, air quality and deposition fields for 2006–2010 that is
available to the community for ongoing research on model evaluation. This study
presents a brief analysis of some of the deposition fields generated during these past
phases of AQMEII, quantifying both model-to-model variability and the level of
agreement with available wet deposition measurements. We also discuss potential
future AQMEII work focused on evaluating deposition and using modeled deposition
fields for applications such as producing maps of estimated total deposition.
48.1 Introduction
The Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII) has conducted
three phases of regional air quality model evaluation and intercomparison over
Europe and North America [3–5], hereafter referred to as AQMEII1, AQMEII2 and
AQMEII3. Most publications resulting from these activities focused on air concentrations of trace gases and particulate matter. Aiming to eventually contribute to the
C. Hogrefe (B) · R. Mathur
Atmospheric and Environmental Systems Modeling Division, Center for Environmental
Measurement and Modeling, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711, USA
e-mail: hogrefe.christian@epa.gov
S. Galmarini · E. Solazzo
European Commission Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
R. Bianconi · R. Bellasio
Enviroware srl, Concorezzo, MB, Italy
P. Liu
NRC Research Associate, Computational Exposure Division, National Exposure Research
Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
This is a U.S. government work and not under copyright protection in the U.S.; foreign
copyright protection may apply 2020
C. Mensink et al. (eds.), Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXVI,
Springer Proceedings in Complexity, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22055-6_48
305