Dataset
WRF-Chem model outputs to study the impact of Volatile Chemical Products, Other VOCs, and NOx on Peak Ozone in the Lake Michigan Region during June 2017
University of Iowa
11/18/2022
DOI: 10.25820/data.006193
Abstract
High concentrations of ozone along the coastline of Lake Michigan are a persistent air quality management challenge. Complementing observations during the 2017 Lake Michigan Ozone Study (LMOS 2017) and WRF-Chem model v4.0.0 were used to study the sensitivity of modeled ozone to anthropogenic nitrogen oxides (NOx) and Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions using four different emission inventories. These inventories are based on the U.S. EPA National Emission Inventory (NEI) for years 2011, 2014, and 2017 with some modifications. “NEI11m” inventory is based on NEI11 inventory with 28% reduction in NOx emissions. “NEI17” inventory is a daily emission inventory created for the LMOS campaign period. “FIVE_VCP” inventory is based on the Fuel-based Inventory for Vehicle Emissions (FIVE) and Volatile Chemical Products (VCP) for mobile sources and VCP. Power plant emissions are updated with Continuous Emissions Monitory System data and other area and point source emissions are taken from NEI14. “FIVE_noVCP” is identical to “FIVE_VCP” with exclusion of VCP emissions.
We ran the WRF-Chem model with 4km horizontal resolution and 53 vertical levels using the updated Model for Ozone and Related Chemical Traces (MOZART) and Model for Simulating Aerosol Interactions and Chemistry (MOSAIC) gas phase and aerosol chemistry mechanisms. 3km High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) model outputs provided meteorological initials and boundary conditions and the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) model output provided chemical initial and boundary conditions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- WRF-Chem model outputs to study the impact of Volatile Chemical Products, Other VOCs, and NOx on Peak Ozone in the Lake Michigan Region during June 2017
- Creators
- Maryam Abdi-Oskouei - University Corporation for Atmospheric ResearchBehrooz Roozitalab - University of IowaCharles O Stanier - University of Iowa, Chemical and Biochemical EngineeringGregory R Carmichael - University of Iowa, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Contributors
- Brian Westra (Data Curator) - University of Iowa, Humanities and Social Sciences/Scholarly Impact
- Resource Type
- Dataset
- Publisher
- University of Iowa
- DOI
- 10.25820/data.006193
- Grants
- The Changing Atmosphere in North America for 2000 - 2020: High-resolution modeling and satellite analysis, 80NSSC19K0946, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (United States, Washington) - NASA
- Language
- English
- Date collected
- 06/01/2017
- Date published
- 11/18/2022
- Academic Unit
- Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; Nursing; Humanities and Social Sciences/Scholarly Impact; Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984304533602771