Model Intercomparison Study of Long Range Transport and Sulfur Deposition in East Asia (MICS-ASIA)

Authors: Carmichael G.R.¹; Hayami H.²; Calori G.³; Uno I.⁴; Cho S.Y.⁵; Engardt M.⁶; Kim S-B.⁷; Ichikawa Y.²; Ikeda Y.⁸; Ueda H.⁹; Amann M.¹⁰

Source: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, Volume 130, Numbers 1-4, August 2001 , pp. 51-62(12)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

To help improve the use of models in science & policy analysis in Asia it is necessary to have a better understanding of model performance and uncertainties. Towards this goal an intercomparison exercise has been initiated as a collaborative study of scientists interested in long-range transport in East Asia. An overview of this study is presented in this paper. The study consists of a set of prescribed test calculations with carefully controlled experiments. Models used the same domain, emission inventory, model parameters, meteorological conditions, etc. Two periods (January and May 1993) were selected to reflect long-range transport conditions under two distinct seasons. During these periods measurements of sulfur concentrations and deposition were made throughout the study region using identical sampling and analysis protocols. The intercomparison activity consists of four tasks (Blind Test, Fixed Parameter Test, Source Receptor test, and Tuning Test). All participants were asked to do Task A, and as many of the other tasks as possible. To date seven different models have participated in this study. Results and key findings are presented.

Keywords: Model intercomparison; long range transport; acid deposition

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa, USA e-mail: gcarmich@icaen.uiowa.edu 10: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg (Austria) 2: Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Komae, Japan 3: Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa, USA 4: Osaka Prefecture University (Japan) 5: Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Inha University, Inchon, Korea 6: Swedish Meteorologcal and Hydrological Institute 7: Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul (Korea) 8: Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka (Japan) 9: Disaste Prevention Research Center, Kyoto University (Japan)

Publication date: 2001-08-01

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