WRF-CMAQ two-way coupled system with aerosol feedback: software development and preliminary results

Air quality models such as the EPA Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) require meteorological data as part of the input to drive the chemistry and transport simulation. The Meteorology-Chemistry Interface Processor (MCIP) is used to convert meteorological data into CMAQ-ready input. Key shortcom...

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Main Authors: D. C. Wong, J. Pleim, R. Mathur, F. Binkowski, T. Otte, R. Gilliam, G. Pouliot, A. Xiu, J. O. Young, D. Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-03-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/5/299/2012/gmd-5-299-2012.pdf