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Evaluation of WRF-Chem-simulated meteorology and aerosols over northern India during the severe pollution episode of 2016
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Crew Building, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, UK
David S. Stevenson
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School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Crew Building, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, UK
Mathew R. Heal
School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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Air pollution levels across northern India are amongst some of the worst in the world, with episodic and hazardous haze events. Here, the ability of the WRF-Chem model to predict air quality over northern India is assessed against several datasets. Whilst surface wind speed and particle pollution peaks are over- and underestimated, respectively, meteorology and aerosol trends are adequately captured, and we conclude it is suitable for investigating severe particle pollution events.
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