Regional contributions to particulate matter concentration in the Seoul metropolitan area, South Korea: seasonal variation and sensitivity to meteorology and emissions inventory

Kim, Hyun Cheol; Kim, Eunhye; Bae, Changhan; Cho, Jeong Hoon; Kim, Byeong-Uk; Kim, Soontae

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-10315-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 17

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-10315-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-10315-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 17

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04 Sep 2017

Research article |

| 04 Sep 2017

Regional contributions to particulate matter concentration in the Seoul metropolitan area, South Korea: seasonal variation and sensitivity to meteorology and emissions inventory

Hyun Cheol Kim, Eunhye Kim, Changhan Bae, Jeong Hoon Cho, Byeong-Uk Kim, and Soontae Kim

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RC1: 'Anonymous review of Kim et al Regional Contributions', Anonymous Referee #1, 28 Jan 2017
- AC2: 'Response to review #1', Eunhye Kim, 07 May 2017
RC2: 'acp-2016-1114', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Feb 2017
- AC1: 'Response to review #2', Eunhye Kim, 07 May 2017

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AR by Eunhye Kim on behalf of the Authors (23 May 2017) Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (05 Jun 2017) by Jason West

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (18 Jul 2017)

ED: Publish as is (18 Jul 2017) by Jason West

AR by Eunhye Kim on behalf of the Authors (20 Jul 2017) Manuscript

Short summary

This study is intended to provide reference information regarding quantitative estimation of regional contributions and model uncertainty in meteorology simulations and emissions inventories. Simulated PM concentration is sensitive to meteorology, but estimated contributions are mostly robust. Regional contributions are also found to be sensitive to the choice of emissions inventories. The modeled results should be considered with caution when interpreted for emission regulation policy making.