EURODELTA-CARB model experiment, BaP Phase
Participants:
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
Background
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
Modelling experiment
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
Technical Specifications
all input/output data are on ftpmoca.ineris.fr, contact augustin.colette@ineris.fr for login details
Model Setup
- 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)
- 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)
Model Outputs
- 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)
Time line
- 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