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Research article
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18 Oct 2021
Research article |
| 18 Oct 2021
| 18 Oct 2021
Evaluating the impact of storage-and-release on aircraft-based mass-balance methodology using a regional air-quality model
Sepehr Fathi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Canada
Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Canada
Mark Gordon
Earth and Space Science, York University, Toronto, Canada
Paul A. Makar
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Canada
Ayodeji Akingunola
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Canada
Andrea Darlington
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Canada
John Liggio
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Canada
Katherine Hayden
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Canada
Shao-Meng Li
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Short summary
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.
We have investigated the accuracy of aircraft-based mass balance methodologies through computer...
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