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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-2543-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-2543-2017
Research article
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20 Feb 2017
Research article |  | 20 Feb 2017

Limits on the ability of global Eulerian models to resolve intercontinental transport of chemical plumes

Sebastian D. Eastham and Daniel J. Jacob

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Intercontinental atmospheric transport can disrupt local chemistry and cause air quality issues thousands of kilometers from the source, complicating correct attribution of air quality exceedances. This transport occurs in long, thin plumes which current-generation models consistently fail to reproduce. Our study investigates the cause of this failure, finding that greater vertical resolution than is currently available is required to reliably resolve the plumes and their effects.
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