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23 Feb 2018
Research article |
| 23 Feb 2018
| 23 Feb 2018
Impact of biomass burning on pollutant surface concentrations in megacities of the Gulf of Guinea
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, Ecole Polytechnique, IPSL Research University,
Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06,
CNRS, Route de Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France
Cyrille Flamant
LATMOS/IPSL, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UVSQ, CNRS, 75252 Paris, France
Solène Turquety
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, Ecole Polytechnique, IPSL Research University,
Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06,
CNRS, Route de Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France
Adrien Deroubaix
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, Ecole Polytechnique, IPSL Research University,
Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06,
CNRS, Route de Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France
Patrick Chazette
LSCE, Unité mixte CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, UMR 8212, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Rémi Meynadier
LATMOS/IPSL, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UVSQ, CNRS, 75252 Paris, France
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During the DACCIWA project, the tropospheric chemical composition in large cities along the Gulf of Guinea is modelled using WRF and CHIMERE, with and without biomass burning emissions. The difference shows the net impact of fires on air quality in Lagos and Abidjan.
During the DACCIWA project, the tropospheric chemical composition in large cities along the Gulf...
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