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Research article
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02 May 2018
Research article |
| 02 May 2018
| 02 May 2018
The importance of vertical resolution in the free troposphere for modeling intercontinental plumes
Jiawei Zhuang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Daniel J. Jacob
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Sebastian D. Eastham
Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment, Department of Aeronautics
and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
02139, USA
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Short summary
Our work explains why current model simulations are unable to capture the intercontinental influences of pollution plumes that are often observed over some regions like California. Due to inadequate vertical grid resolution in these models, the plumes get diffused too rapidly during intercontinental transport. Increasing the vertical grid resolution greatly improves the simulation of plumes and considerably increases the estimate of local surface pollution influence.
Our work explains why current model simulations are unable to capture the intercontinental...
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