POPs simulation

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On this page we include information relevant to the persistent organic pollutant (POPs) simulation in GEOS-Chem.

Overview

Authors and collaborators

• Noelle Selin (MIT)
• Carey Friedman (MIT)

PAHs simulation

A simulation for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has been added to GEOS-Chem v8-03-02 following Friedman and Selin (2012). Three separate PAHs are modeled: phenanthrene (PHE), pyrene (PYR), and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP). Separate modules have been created for each of the PAHs. Users can choose between different compounds in the input file.

This update was tested in the 1-month benchmark simulation v9-02c and approved on 29 Nov 2012.

--Melissa Payer 12:31, 21 September 2012 (EDT)

References

1. Friedman, C.L. and N.E. Selin. Long-range atmospheric transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: A global 3-D model analysis including evaluation of Arctic sources, Environ. Sci. Technol., 46, 9501-9510, 2012.