EURODELTA-CARB model experiment, BaP Phase

Coordination & Analysis

• Augustin Colette (INERIS, TFMM Chair)
• MSC-E/EMEP : Alexey Gusev
• CIEMAT: Marta Garcia Vivanco

Modellers:

• MSC-E/EMEP : Alexey Gusev
• France: INERIS/Chimere : Florian Couvidat
• Spain: CIEMAT/CHIMERE: Marta Garcia Vivanco
• Spain: BSC/MONARCH: Oriol Jorba
• Finland: FMI/SILAM: Rostislav Kouznetsov, Evgeny Kadantsev
• Italy: ENEA/MINNI: Mihaela Mircea, Ilaria Delia, Mario Adani
• Slovakia: SHMU: Veronika Mináriková
• Poland: IEP/GEM-AQ: Joanna Strużewska

Observations

• CCC/NILU: EMEP observations
• EEA/ETC: AQ e-reporting data

Main motivation:

• Model intercomparison / performances for BaP, also in relation with modelling of correlated species: PM, EC, levo
• Reference BaP levels for exposure assessment in relation with EU target levels
• Link BaP with PAHs in general in relation with Gothenburg Protocol Review
• Sensitivity to modelled processes

Annual simulation encompassing IMP field campaing in the winter of 2017/2018 Referred to as Experiment “E” of Eurodelta-Carb PM modelling phase, with adaptation in the model technical specifications below

all input/output data are on ftpmoca.ineris.fr, contact augustin.colette@ineris.fr for login details

• Geographical domain: 0.1 deg resolution, 25°W-45°E, 30°N-72°N
• Time period: 20171201-20181231 (excluding spin-up)
• Meteorology: IFS recommended (exceptions allowed)
• Boundary Conditions: C-IFS recommended (exceptions allowed)

Emissions:

• Spatialised BaP 2018 emissions delivered by MSCE (required)
• 2017: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qjROOSuyl4W05ETqFYnaeH4cBe6nzdU-/view?usp=sharing
• 2018: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_Uw6toyOuuS73Alcy-MgMV_lNqhO-TbW/view?usp=sharing
• Non-BaP species: recommendation (even if based on 2017): CAMS-REG-AP_v4_2_emissions_year2017_REF2.1, with PM split: PM_split_for_CAMS-REG-AP_v4_2_REF2_2017.xlsx
• Wildfires: GFAS with tpmfire species tagged as PM_wildfires in PM10 fraction (recommended)

• Surface only
• 0.1 deg resolution, 25°W-45°E, 30°N-72°N
• Netcdf: 1 file per species (whole period)
• ng/m3 for BaP, µg/m3 for other species (gas/particulate species)
• daily mean
• BaP, PM10, PM2.5, NO2, O3 (daily max), OC, EC, PM_wildfire, NO3_25 (nitrate in PM2.5 fraction), NH4_25 (ammonium in PM2.5 fraction), SO4_25 (sulfate in PM2.5 fraction)

• May 2021 (TFMM): Agree on experiment design
• June 2021: all input data available (inc. emissions provided by MSC-E)
• Sep/Oct 2021: complete model runs
• Nov 2021: telco for preliminary analysis
• March 2022: telco for discussion of final results
• May 2022: final presentation at TFMM