Phase II - Meteorology

Task 1
- Domain specifications
- Vertical structure of the MM5 and the potential ones for CMAQ
- Monthly analyses of the MM5 test cases
- MM5 run schedule for 2001
- Proposed CMAQ domain generated by MCIP
Task 2
- Proposed MM5 domain for the trans-Atlantic transport

Task 1. Develop Meteorological and Emission Data Inputs for Modeling of Trans-Pacific Pollutants Transport

Asia_US_domain

Fig. 1 The MM5 domain for the trans-Pacific transport

Table 1. Domain Specifications

Domain	Central latitude (degrees)	Central longitude (degree)	Number of grid cells x direction	Number of grid cells y direction	Grid spacing (km)
Trans-Pacific	54.0	-175.0	200	80	108.0

Table 2. Vertical structure of the MM5 and the potential ones for CMAQ

MM5 23 layers	Sigma	Pressure (mb)	Height (m)	12 layers	14 layers	15 layers	Alt. 15 layers	16 layers	18 layers
0	1	1000.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0.995	995.5	38.0	1	1	1	1	1	1
2	0.988	989.2	91.5	2	2	2	2	2	2
3	0.98	982.0	152.9		3	3	3	3	3
4	0.97	973.0	230.3	3	4	4	4	4	4
5	0.956	960.4	339.5		5	5	5	5	5
6	0.938	944.2	481.6	4	6	6	6	6	6
7	0.916	924.4	658.1				7	7	7
8	0.893	903.7	845.8	5	7	7		8	8
9	0.868	881.2	1053.9				8	9	9
10	0.839	855.1	1300.7	6	8	8		10	10
11	0.808	827.2	1571.4				9		11
12	0.777	799.3	1849.6	7	9	9		11	12
13	0.744	769.6	2154.5				10		13
14	0.702	731.8	2556.6	8	10	10		12	14
15	0.648	683.2	3099.0				11
16	0.582	623.8	3805.8	9	11	11		13	15
17	0.5	550.0	4763.7				12
18	0.4	460.0	6082.5	10	12	12		14	16
19	0.3	370.0	7627.9				13
20	0.2	280.0	9510.5	11	13	13		15	17
21	0.12	208.0	11465.1				14
22	0.052	146.0	13750.2			14
23	0	100.0	16262.4	12	14	15	15	16	18

Analysis of the MM5 Test cases for January 2001

Analysis of the MM5 Test cases for April 2001

Analysis of the MM5 Test cases for July 2001

Table 3. MM5 run schedule for year 2001

Spin-up 00Z 12/22/2000 – 12Z 12/27/2001 00Z 12/27/2000 – 12Z 1/1/2001

January 2001 00Z 1/1/2001– 12Z 1/6/2001 00Z 1/6/2001 – 12Z 1/11/2001 00Z 1/11/2001 – 12Z 1/16/2001 00Z 1/16/2001 – 12 Z 1/21/2001 00Z 1/21/2001 – 12Z 1/26/2001 00Z 1/26/2001 – 12Z 1/31/2001

February 2001 00Z 1/31/2001 – 12Z 2/5/2001 00Z 2/5/2001 – 12Z 2/10/2001 00Z 2/10/2001 – 12Z 2/15/2001 00Z 2/15/2001 – 12Z 2/20/2001 00Z 2/20/2001 – 12Z 2/25/2001 00Z 2/25/2001 – 12Z 3/2/3001

March 2001 00Z 3/2/2001 – 12Z 3/7/2001 00Z 3/7/2001 – 12Z 3/12/2001 00Z 3/12/2001 – 12Z 3/17/2001 00Z 3/17/2001 – 12Z 3/22/2001 00Z 3/22/2001 – 12Z 3/27/2001 00Z 3/27/2001 – 12Z 4/1/2001

April 2001 00Z 4/1/2001 – 12Z 4/6/2001 00Z 4/6/2001– 12Z 4/11/2001 00Z 4/11/2001 – 12Z 4/16/2001 00Z 4/16/2001 – 12Z 4/21/2001 00Z 4/21/2001 – 12Z 4/26/2001 00Z 4/26/2001 – 12Z 5/1/2001

May 2001 00Z 5/1/2001 – 12Z 5/6/2001 00Z 5/6/2001 – 12Z 5/11/2001 00Z 5/11/2001 – 12Z 5/16/2001 00Z 5/16/2001 – 12Z 5/21/2001 00Z 5/21/2001 – 12Z 5/26/2001 00Z 5/26/2001 – 12Z 5/31/2001

June 2001 00Z 5/31/2001 – 12Z 6/5/2001 00Z 6/5/2001 – 12Z 6/10/2001 00Z 6/10/2001 – 12Z 6/15/2001 00Z 6/15/2001 – 12Z 6/20/2001 00Z 6/20/2001 – 12Z 6/25/2001 00Z 6/25/2001 – 12Z 6/30/2001

July 2001 00Z 6/30/2001 – 12Z 7/5/2001 00Z7/5/2001 – 12Z 7/10/2001 00Z 7/10/2001 – 12Z 7/15/2001 00Z 7/15/2001 – 12Z 7/20/2001 00Z 7/20/2001 – 12Z 7/25/2001 00Z 7/25/2001 – 12Z 7/30/2001

August 2001 00Z 7/30/2001 – 12Z 8/4/2001 00Z 8/4/2001 – 12Z 8/9/2001 00Z 8/9/2001– 12Z 8/14/2001 00Z 8/14/2001 – 12Z 8/19/2001 00Z 8/19/2001 – 12Z 8/24/2001 00Z 8/24/2001 – 12Z 8/29/2001

September 2001 00Z 8/29/2001 – 12Z 9/3/2001 00Z 9/3/2001 – 12Z 9/8/2001 00Z 9/8/2001 – 12Z 9/13/2001 00Z 9/13/2001 – 12Z 9/18/2001 00Z 9/18/2001 – 12Z 9/23/2001 00Z 9/23/2001 – 12Z 9/28/2001

October 2001 00Z 9/28/2001 – 12Z 10/3/2001 00Z 10/3/2001 – 12Z 10/8/2001 00Z 10/8/2001 – 12Z 10/13/2001 00Z 10/13/2001 – 12Z 10/18/2001 00Z 10/18/2001 – 12Z 10/23/2001 00Z 10/23/2001 – 12Z 10/28/1001

November 2001 00Z 10/28/2001 – 12Z 11/2/2001 00Z 11/2/2001 – 12Z 11/7/2001 00Z 11/7/2001 – 12Z 11/12/2001 00Z 11/12/2001 – 12Z 11/17/1002 00Z 11/17/2001 – 12Z 11/22/2001 00Z 11/22/2001 – 12Z 11/27/2001

December 2001 00Z 11/27/2001 – 12Z 12/2/2001 00Z 12/2/2001 – 12Z 12/7/2001 00Z 12/7/2001 – 12Z 12/12/2001 00Z 12/12/2001 – 12Z 12/17/2001 00Z 12/17/2001 – 12Z 12/22/2001 00Z 12/22/2001 – 12Z 12/27/2001 00Z 12/27/2001 – 12Z 1/1/2002

CMAQdomain

Fig. 2 Proposed CMAQ domain generated by MCIP

Task 2. Develop Inputs for Modeling of Trans-Atlantic Transport and Modeling of Mercury and Dust Transport

The following figure is the proposed MM5 domain for the trans-Atlantic transport:

Proposed MM5 domain
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