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Civerolo et al. 2010

Civerolo, K., C. Hogrefe, E. Zalewsky, W. Gao, G. Sistla, B. Lynn, C. Rosenzweig, and P.L. Kinney, 2010: Evaluation of an 18-year CMAQ simulation: Seasonal variations and long-term temporal changes in sulfate and nitrate. Atmos. Environ., 44, 3745-3752, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.06.056.

This paper compares spatial and seasonal variations and temporal trends in modeled and measured concentrations of sulfur and nitrogen compounds in wet and dry deposition over an 18-year period (1988-2005) over a portion of the northeastern United States. Substantial emissions reduction programs occurred over this time period, including Title IV of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 which primarily resulted in large decreases in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions by 1995, and nitrogen oxide (NOx) trading programs which resulted in large decreases in warm season NOx emissions by 2004. Additionally, NOx emissions from mobile sources declined more gradually over this period. The results presented here illustrate the use of both operational and dynamic model evaluation and suggest that the modeling system largely captures the seasonal and long-term changes in sulfur compounds. The modeling system generally captures the long-term trends in nitrogen compounds, but does not reproduce the average seasonal variation or spatial patterns in nitrate.

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@article{ci04000r,
  author={Civerolo, K. and Hogrefe, C. and Zalewsky, E. and Gao, W. and Sistla, G. and Lynn, B. and Rosenzweig, C. and Kinney, P. L.},
  title={Evaluation of an 18-year CMAQ simulation: Seasonal variations and long-term temporal changes in sulfate and nitrate},
  year={2010},
  journal={Atmospheric Environment},
  volume={44},
  pages={3745--3752},
  doi={10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.06.056},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - ci04000r
AU  - Civerolo, K.
AU  - Hogrefe, C.
AU  - Zalewsky, E.
AU  - Gao, W.
AU  - Sistla, G.
AU  - Lynn, B.
AU  - Rosenzweig, C.
AU  - Kinney, P. L.
PY  - 2010
TI  - Evaluation of an 18-year CMAQ simulation: Seasonal variations and long-term temporal changes in sulfate and nitrate
JA  - Atmos. Environ.
JO  - Atmospheric Environment
VL  - 44
SP  - 3745
EP  - 3752
DO  - 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.06.056
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