Effects of Using Two Different Biogenic Emission Models on Ozone and Particles in Europe

  • Jianhui Jiang
  • , Sebnem Aksoyoglu*
  • , Giancarlo Ciarelli
  • , Emmanouil Oikonomakis
  • , André S.H. Prévôt
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the importance of biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emissions used in air quality simulations and how the model results are affected by the choice of the BVOC emission model. The European air quality in 2011 was simulated using CAMx regional air quality model with two different BVOC emission models: PSI-model and MEGAN. Especially isoprene and monoterpene emissions calculated by the two models differed significantly both in amounts and their spatial distribution. In general, MEGAN produced much higher isoprene emissions while PSI-model generated more monoterpene emissions. The difference in emissions between the two models was shown to be as high as a factor of 3 in summer. The choice of the BVOC emission model had significant consequences especially on the formation of organic aerosols as well as on ozone and inorganic aerosols. Using MEGAN led to relatively higher ozone concentrations in summer while much more SOA (secondary organic aerosol) was formed when PSI-model was applied. Our results suggest that the amount and spatial distribution of BVOC emissions might affect the oxidant concentrations (OH and nitrate radicals, ozone) leading to significant differences in SOA, ozone, particulate nitrate and sulfate concentrations calculated by different BVOC emission models.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAir Pollution Modeling and its Application XXVI
EditorsClemens Mensink, Wanmin Gong, Amir Hakami
PublisherSpringer
Pages29-34
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9783030220549
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event36th International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and its Application, ITM 2018 - Ottawa, Canada
Duration: 14 May 201818 May 2018

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Complexity
ISSN (Print)2213-8684
ISSN (Electronic)2213-8692

Conference

Conference36th International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and its Application, ITM 2018
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityOttawa
Period14/05/1818/05/18

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