Recorded presentation3.4
Refined analysis of satellite tropospheric products for evaluation and improvement of the AIRPACT-3 air quality forecast system
Farren Herron-Thorpe, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and J. Vaughan, G. Mount, L. Emmons, and B. Lamb
Satellite measurements of air quality in the Pacific Northwest are compared to results from the AIRPACT-3 regional air quality forecast system which utilizes the WRF/SMOKE/CMAQ modeling suite. Measurements such as tropospheric NO2 and O3 from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) as well as CO from AIRS and/or MOPITT instruments are used as a basis for evaluation of the AIRPACT-3 emission inventory in urban areas. The comparison includes incorporation of the averaging kernel employed in the satellite product derivation to improve the basis for comparison with vertical profile model output.
Session 3, The use of surface and remote sensing measurements for air quality model evaluation
Monday, 12 January 2009, 4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Room 127A
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