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Research article
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12 Aug 2015
Research article |
| 12 Aug 2015
The anthropogenic contribution to atmospheric black carbon concentrations in southern Africa: a WRF-Chem modeling study
F. Kuik
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam, Germany
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam, Germany
now at: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
J. P. Beukes
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
P. G. Van Zyl
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
M. Josipovic
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
V. Vakkari
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
L. Laakso
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
G. T. Feig
South African Weather Service, Pretoria, South Africa
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The numerical model WRF-Chem is used to estimate the contribution of anthropogenic emissions to BC, aerosol optical depth and atmospheric heating rates over southern Africa. An evaluation of the model with observational data including long-term BC measurements shows that the basic meteorology is reproduced reasonably well but simulated near-surface BC concentrations are underestimated by up to 50%. It is found that up to 100% of the BC in highly industrialized regions is of anthropogenic origin.
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