Impacts of physical parameterization on prediction of ethane concentrations for oil and gas emissions in WRF-Chem

Abdi-Oskouei, Maryam; Pfister, Gabriele; Flocke, Frank; Sobhani, Negin; Saide, Pablo; Fried, Alan; Richter, Dirk; Weibring, Petter; Walega, James; Carmichael, Gregory

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-16863-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-16863-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-16863-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 23

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29 Nov 2018

Research article |

| 29 Nov 2018

Impacts of physical parameterization on prediction of ethane concentrations for oil and gas emissions in WRF-Chem

Maryam Abdi-Oskouei, Gabriele Pfister, Frank Flocke, Negin Sobhani, Pablo Saide, Alan Fried, Dirk Richter, Petter Weibring, James Walega, and Gregory Carmichael

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Measurement data NASA https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/ArcView/discover-aq.co-2014

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This study presents a quantification of model uncertainties due to configurations and errors in the emission inventories. The analysis includes performing simulations with different configurations and comparisons with airborne and ground-based observations with a focus on capturing transport and emissions from the oil and gas sector. The presented results reflect the challenges that one may face when attempting to improve emission inventories by contrasting measured with modeled concentrations.