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Effect of alternative boundary conditions on predicted ozone control strategy performance: A case study in the Los Angeles area

Winner, Darrell A. and Cass, Glen R. and Harley, Robert A. (1995) Effect of alternative boundary conditions on predicted ozone control strategy performance: A case study in the Los Angeles area. Atmospheric Environment, 29 (23). pp. 3451-3464. ISSN 1352-2310. doi:10.1016/1352-2310(95)00222-K. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20160628-132422272

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to illuminate the importance of assumptions made regarding boundary and initial conditions on the predicted performance of regional ozone control strategies. A computationally efficient approach to depicting the response of an air basin to emission controls is developed. The problem of ozone isopleth generation is addressed using a large Eulerian grid-based photochemical airshed model that is distributed over a grid system of 64 different ROG and NO_x control combination points that were run simultaneously on a parallel computer. This method is used for the Los Angeles area to examine the effect on predicted ozone concentrations of alternative assumptions about how boundary conditions at the edge of the air basin will change as a result of changed recirculation of pollutants from within the airshed plus emission decreases upwind. We show that an accurate forecast of the effect of future emission control programs on pollutant inflows across the boundaries of the Los Angeles modeling region is absolutely critical to selection of a successful ozone control strategy for the Los Angeles area.


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Additional Information:© 1995 Elsevier Science Ltd. First received 1 June 1994 and in final form 30 April 1995. Available online 4 February 2000. This research was performed in part using the Intel Gamma System operated by Caltech on behalf of the Concurrent Supercomputing Consortium. Access to this facility was provided by Caltech. This research was supported by the Caltech Center for Air Quality Analysis. Thanks to Edith Huang, whose time and expertise made running the airshed model on the parallel computer an enjoyable task. Thanks also to John Salmon for discussions on the use of parallel computers.
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Subject Keywords: Airshed model; parallel computer; ozone
Issue or Number:23
DOI:10.1016/1352-2310(95)00222-K
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Official Citation:Darrell A. Winner, Glen R. Cass, Robert A. Harley, Effect of alternative boundary conditions on predicted ozone control strategy performance: A case study in the Los Angeles area, Atmospheric Environment, Volume 29, Issue 23, 1995, Pages 3451-3464, ISSN 1352-2310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/1352-2310(95)00222-K. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/135223109500222K)
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