Vertical emission profiles for Europe based on plume rise calculations
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T1 - Vertical emission profiles for Europe based on plume rise calculations
AU - Bieser, J.
AU - Aulinger, A.
AU - Matthias, V.
AU - Quante, M.
AU - Denier Van Der Gon, H. A.C.
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - The vertical allocation of emissions has a major impact on results of Chemistry Transport Models. However, in Europe it is still common to use fixed vertical profiles based on rough estimates to determine the emission height of point sources. This publication introduces a set of new vertical profiles for the use in chemistry transport modeling that were created from hourly gridded emissions calculated by the SMOKE for Europe emission model. SMOKE uses plume rise calculations to determine effective emission heights. Out of more than 40 000 different vertical emission profiles 73 have been chosen by means of hierarchical cluster analysis. These profiles show large differences to those currently used in many emission models. Emissions from combustion processes are released in much lower altitudes while those from production processes are allocated to higher altitudes. The profiles have a high temporal and spatial variability which is not represented by currently used profiles.
AB - The vertical allocation of emissions has a major impact on results of Chemistry Transport Models. However, in Europe it is still common to use fixed vertical profiles based on rough estimates to determine the emission height of point sources. This publication introduces a set of new vertical profiles for the use in chemistry transport modeling that were created from hourly gridded emissions calculated by the SMOKE for Europe emission model. SMOKE uses plume rise calculations to determine effective emission heights. Out of more than 40 000 different vertical emission profiles 73 have been chosen by means of hierarchical cluster analysis. These profiles show large differences to those currently used in many emission models. Emissions from combustion processes are released in much lower altitudes while those from production processes are allocated to higher altitudes. The profiles have a high temporal and spatial variability which is not represented by currently used profiles.
KW - Emission height
KW - Point source
KW - Vertical distribution
KW - Vertical emission profiles
KW - Chemistry
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80052336248&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.030
DO - 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.030
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 21561695
AN - SCOPUS:80052336248
VL - 159
SP - 2935
EP - 2946
JO - Environmental Pollution
JF - Environmental Pollution
SN - 0269-7491
IS - 10
ER -