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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-13747-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-13747-2021
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A new inverse modeling approach for emission sources based on the DDM-3D and 3DVAR techniques: an application to air quality forecasts in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region
Xinghong Cheng
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
State Key Lab of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Zilong Hao
Institute of Meteorology and Oceanography, National University of Defense Technology, Nanjing 211101, China
Zengliang Zang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Meteorology and Oceanography, National University of Defense Technology, Nanjing 211101, China
Zhiquan Liu
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
Xiangde Xu
State Key Lab of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Shuisheng Wang
GZ Source Clear Tech. Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510630, China
Yuelin Liu
College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Yiwen Hu
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Xiaodan Ma
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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We develop a new inversion method of emission sources based on sensitivity analysis and the three-dimension variational technique. The novel explicit observation operator matrix between emission sources and the receptor’s concentrations is established. Then this method is applied to a typical heavy haze episode in North China, and spatiotemporal variations of SO2, NO2, and O3 concentrations simulated using a posterior emission sources are compared with results using an a priori inventory.
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