Articles | Volume 17, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-7605-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-7605-2017
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22 Jun 2017
Research article |  | 22 Jun 2017

Four-dimensional variational inversion of black carbon emissions during ARCTAS-CARB with WRFDA-Chem

Jonathan J. Guerrette and Daven K. Henze

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This work describes the implementation and application of a new advanced tool, WRFDA-Chem, for top-down constraints of regional atmospheric chemical emissions. Aircraft and surface observations of black carbon are traced to anthropogenic and biomass burning sources in California during ARCTAS-CARB. The information content of the observations is quantified through variance reduction and degrees of freedom of signal, which can be used to assess observing strategies and emission inventories.
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