Abstract
Organic aerosols (OA) represent a large fraction (from 20 to 90 %) of the submicron particulate mass and it is mainly composed of secondary organic aerosols (SOA). Despite the ubiquity of OA in the atmosphere, there are still large uncertainties in understanding the formation pathways of SOA. Consequently, OA sources and physico-chemical transformations during their transport are poorly represented in chemistry-transport models and large gaps still remain between simulated and measured OA concentrations. The ability of the WRF-CHEM model to reproduce the organic aerosol mass concentration originated from anthropogenic or/and biogenic emissions is evaluated. From this perspective, simulations for two contrasted air masses are performed with WFR-Chem using the Volatility Basis Set (VBS) approach dedicated to the formation of SOA. Simulations results are compared to aerosol measurements performed at the puy de Dôme station with a compact Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer for two episodes in autumn 2008 and in summer 2010. Moreover, measurements of both anthropogenic and biogenic VOCs are used to access the capacity of the WRF-Chem model to correctly simulate the concentrations levels of the gas precursors of the SOA.
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Barbet, C. et al. (2016). Regional Modeling of Aerosol Chemical Composition at the Puy de Dôme (France). In: Steyn, D., Chaumerliac, N. (eds) Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXIV. Springer Proceedings in Complexity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24478-5_8
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