Articles | Volume 21, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-15461-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-15461-2021
Research article
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18 Oct 2021
Research article |  | 18 Oct 2021

Evaluating the impact of storage-and-release on aircraft-based mass-balance methodology using a regional air-quality model

Sepehr Fathi, Mark Gordon, Paul A. Makar, Ayodeji Akingunola, Andrea Darlington, John Liggio, Katherine Hayden, and Shao-Meng Li

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Environment and Climate Change Canada and Alberta Environment and Parks, Executive Summary, Joint Oil Sands Monitoring Program Emissions Inventory report JOSM https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/science-technology/publications/joint-oil-sands-monitoring-emissions-report.html

Environment and Climate Change Canada and Alberta Environment and Parks, Joint Oil Sands Emissions Inventory Database JOSM http://ec.gc.ca/data_donnees/SSB-OSM_Air/Air/Emissions_inventory_files/

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We have investigated the accuracy of aircraft-based mass balance methodologies through computer model simulations of the atmosphere and air quality at a regional high-resolution scale. We have defined new quantitative metrics to reduce emission retrieval uncertainty by evaluating top-down mass balance estimates against the known simulated meteorology and input emissions. We also recommend methodologies and flight strategies for improved retrievals in future aircraft-based studies.
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