The influence of model spatial resolution on simulated ozone and fine particulate matter for Europe: implications for health impact assessments

Fenech, Sara; Doherty, Ruth M.; Heaviside, Clare; Vardoulakis, Sotiris; Macintyre, Helen L.; O'Connor, Fiona M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-5765-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-5765-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-5765-2018

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

Articles | Volume 18, issue 8

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25 Apr 2018

Research article |

| 25 Apr 2018

The influence of model spatial resolution on simulated ozone and fine particulate matter for Europe: implications for health impact assessments

Sara Fenech, Ruth M. Doherty, Clare Heaviside, Sotiris Vardoulakis, Helen L. Macintyre, and Fiona M. O'Connor

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The impact of model horizontal resolution on simulated surface ozone and particulate matter less than 2.5 μm concentrations, and the associated health impacts over Europe, using a coarse (~ 140 km) and a finer (~ 50 km) resolution is examined. Results highlight a strong seasonal variation in simulated O₃ and PM_2.5 differences between the two resolutions and demonstrate that health impact assessments are sensitive to a change in model resolution by up to ±5 % of the total mortality across Europe.