Development of air quality models in Chile

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Development of air quality models in Chile
by Rainer Schmitz Department of
Geophysics University of Chile Research Center
Karlsruhe IMK-IFU, Germany
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Use of air quality models in Chile

• Institutions and their respective models
• CENMA (Casmassi)
• University of Santiago (Neural Networks)
• Chilean Weather Office (MM5)
• CONAMA/CENMA (AIRVIRO, HIRLAM/MATCH)
• Catholic University (UAM, CAMx, CALMET)
• University of Chile
• Department of Geophysics
• (CADM, MM5, MM5/Chemistry (MCCM), WRF)
• Center for Mathematical Modelling (HIRLAM/MATCH)
• Others (KAMM/DRAIS)

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Santiago de Chile
40km
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Santiago de ChileTypical synoptic situations
Winter
Summer
20? S
50? S
Garreaud et al., 2002
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Problems for winter air quality forecast
PM10 concentrations between June 20-22, 2000
Emissions
Surface winds at 21 hrs (LT)
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Actual Forecast
Diagnostic air quality data
Multiple regression analysis
Forecast
Diagnostic meteo- rology data
Neural network
Forecast
Subjective meteo- rological forecast
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Model developmentPM10
Mixing layer height according to MM5 forecast
Concentrations in Pudahuel and Parque O'Higgins
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Model developmentPM10
Diagnostic air quality data
Multiple regression analysis
Forecast
Diagnostic meteo- rology data
Neural network
Forecast
Prognostic meteoro- logical data from NWP
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Dynamical models with forecasting potential
CADM (Chilean Air pollution Dispersion
Model) Off-line Meterology MM5 Gas phase
RADM2 Aerosols MADE/SORGAM MM5/Chemistry
(MCCM) On-line Meteorology MM5 Gas Phase
RADM2 Aerosols MADE/SORGAM WRF/Chemistry On
-line Meteorology WRF Gas Phase
RADM2 Aerosols MADE/SORGAM
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CADM (CO)
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CADM (Ozone)
Las Condes
mg/m3
Seminario
mg/m3
Observation Simulation
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Problems for summer air quality forecast

• Emission inventories
• Model validation

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WRF/Chemistry
PM10
PM2.5
(from NOAA/FSL)
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MM5/Chemistry
Aerosols
Ozone
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Computational infrastructure

• Linux Cluster
• 10 nodes with dual Pentium 4 processors
• SCALI interconnect
• Digital alpha 4100

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Resources

• Economic resources
• Present Funding from CONAMA
• Future Research projects, private sources
• Human resources
• Master students

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