Assumptions about footprint layer heights influence the quantification of emission sources: a case study for Cyprus

Hüser, Imke; Harder, Hartwig; Heil, Angelika; Kaiser, Johannes W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-10955-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 18

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-10955-2017

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

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-10955-2017

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

Articles | Volume 17, issue 18

Research article

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15 Sep 2017

Research article |

| 15 Sep 2017

Assumptions about footprint layer heights influence the quantification of emission sources: a case study for Cyprus

Imke Hüser, Hartwig Harder, Angelika Heil, and Johannes W. Kaiser

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RC1: 'Reviewer comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 10 Feb 2017
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AR by Imke Hüser on behalf of the Authors (07 Jul 2017)

ED: Publish as is (31 Jul 2017) by Silvia Kloster

AR by Imke Hüser on behalf of the Authors (07 Aug 2017)

Short summary

The impact of pollution sources on downwind sites can be quantified by Lagrangian dispersion models. We identified the representation of the mixing layer dynamics as a crucial factor for the vertical mixing of surface pollutants. Our application examples show that inaccuracies may introduce errors in the impact assessment on downwind sites. For vegetation fires, mixing by pyrogenic convection is under-represented. We find an overestimation of downwind smoke concentration of more than 60 %.