Journal article
Online coupled regional meteorology chemistry models in Europe: current status and prospects
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, Vol.14(1), pp.317-398
2014
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-317-2014
Abstract
Online coupled mesoscale meteorology atmospheric chemistry models have undergone a rapid evolution in recent years. Although mainly developed by the air quality modelling community, these models are also of interest for numerical weather prediction and regional climate modelling as they can consider not only the effects of meteorology on air quality, but also the potentially important effects of atmospheric composition on weather. Two ways of online coupling can be distinguished: online integrated and online access coupling. Online integrated models simulate meteorology and chemistry over the same grid in one model using one main time step for integration. Online access models use independent meteorology and chemistry modules that might even have different grids, but exchange meteorology and chemistry data on a regular and frequent basis. This article offers a comprehensive review of the current research status of online coupled meteorology and atmospheric chemistry modelling within Europe. Eighteen regional online coupled models developed or being used in Europe are described and compared. Topics discussed include a survey of processes relevant to the interactions between atmospheric physics, dynamics and composition; a brief overview of existing online mesoscale models and European model developments; an analysis on how feedback processes are treated in these models; numerical issues associated with coupled models; and several case studies and model performance evaluation methods. Finally, this article highlights selected scientific issues and emerging challenges that require proper consideration to improve the reliability and usability of these models for the three scientific communities: air quality, numerical meteorology modelling (including weather prediction) and climate modelling. This review will be of particular interest to model developers and users in all three fields as it presents a synthesis of scientific progress and provides recommendations for future research directions and priorities in the development, application and evaluation of online coupled models.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Online coupled regional meteorology chemistry models in Europe: current status and prospects
- Creators
- X Kong - University of HertfordshireU Korsholm - Danish Meteorological InstituteA Baklanov - Danish Meteorological InstituteK Schlunzen - Universität HamburgA Kurganskiy - Russian State Hydrometeorological UniversityP Suppan - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyJ Kushta - National and Kapodistrian University of AthensJ Baldasano - Barcelona Supercomputing CenterU Lohmann - ETH ZurichA Mahura - Danish Meteorological InstituteD Brunner - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyS Aksoyoglu - Paul Scherrer InstituteA Manders-Groot - TNO, Utrecht, the NetherlandsG Carmichael - University of IowaA Maurizi - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicineN Moussiopoulos - Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, GreeceJ Douros - Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, GreeceJ Flemming - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsS T Rao - Environmental Protection AgencyR Forkel - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyN Savage - Met OfficeC Seigneur - École des Ponts ParisTechS Galmarini - European CommissionM Gauss - Norwegian Meteorological InstituteR S Sokhi - University of HertfordshireG Grell - National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationE Solazzo - European CommissionM Hirtl - Central Institution for Meteorology and GeodynamicsS Solomos - National and Kapodistrian University of AthensS Joffre - Finnish Meteorological InstituteB SorensenO Jorba - Barcelona Supercomputing CenterG Tsegas - Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, GreeceE Vignati - European CommissionE Kaas - University of CopenhagenM Kaasik - University of TartuB Vogel - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyG Kallos - National and Kapodistrian University of AthensY Zhang - North Carolina State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, Vol.14(1), pp.317-398
- DOI
- 10.5194/acp-14-317-2014
- ISSN
- 1680-7324
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2014
- Academic Unit
- Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984232156802771
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