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Modelling of the Seasonal Sulphur and Nitrogen Depositions over the Balkan Peninsula by CMAQ and EMEP-MSC-W

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The air quality US EPA models-3 system consisting of SMOKE—emission model and pre-processor, MM5—meteorological driver, and CMAQ—chemical-transport model, is used in many studies of the air quality in the Balkan Peninsula, and in particular Bulgaria. It runs in different model resolutions, depending on the domain, from European to city scale. The EMEP-MSC-W model is another chemical transport model, widely used in air quality modelling. Two of the processes involved in the concentration change of some pollutant are the dry and wet depositions. The air quality modelling capability depends on many factors, for example, meteorology and emissions. We study the differences in the simulation of the wet and dry depositions for Nitrogen and Sulphur compounds, between the CMAQ and the EMEP-MSC-W model for a period of 8 years.

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Acknowledgements

Special thanks are due to US EPA and US NCEP for providing free-of-charge data and software and to the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific research (TNO) for providing the high-resolution European anthropogenic emission inventory.

This work has been carried out in the framework of the National Science Program “Environmental Protection and Reduction of Risks of Adverse Events and Natural Disasters”, approved by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers № 577/17.08.2018 and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) of Bulgaria (Agreement № Д01-322/18.12.2019).

Present work is supported by Contract No D01-282/17.12.2019 (Project “National Geoinformation Center (NGIC)” financed by the National Roadmap for Scientific Infrastructure 2017–2023.

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Gadzhev, G., Ivanov, V. (2021). Modelling of the Seasonal Sulphur and Nitrogen Depositions over the Balkan Peninsula by CMAQ and EMEP-MSC-W. In: Dobrinkova, N., Gadzhev, G. (eds) Environmental Protection and Disaster Risks. EnviroRISK 2020. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 361. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70190-1_12

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