Modeling NH₄NO₃ Over the San Joaquin Valley During the 2013 DISCOVER-AQ Campaign.

ABSTRACT: The San Joaquin Valley (SJV) of California experiences high concentrations of particulate matter NH₄NO₃ during episodes of meteorological stagnation in winter. A rich data set of observations related to NH₄NO₃ formation was acquired during multiple periods of elevated NH₄NO₃ during the Deriving Information on Surface Conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality (DISCOVER-AQ) field campaign in SJV in January and February 2013. Here NH₄NO₃ is simulated during the SJV DISCOVER-AQ study period with the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model, diagnostic model evaluation is performed using the DISCOVER-AQ data set, and integrated reaction rate analysis is used to

SUBMITTER: Kelly JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6145493 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature