High resolution modelling of aerosol dispersion regimes during the CAPITOUL field experiment: From regional to local scale interactions

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High resolution simulation of complex aerosol particle evolution and gaseous chemistry over an atmospheric urban area is of great interest for understanding air quality and processes. In this context, the CAPITOUL (Canopy and Aerosol Particle Interactions in the Toulouse Urban Layer) field experiment aims at a better understanding of the interactions between the urban dynamics and the aerosol plumes. During a two-day Intensive Observational Period, a numerical model experiment was set up to reproduce the spatial distribution of specific particle pollutants, from the regional scales and the interactions between different cities, to the local scales with specific turbulent structures. Observations show that local dynamics depends on the day-regime, and may lead to different mesoscale dynamical structures. This study focuses on reproducing these fine scale dynamical structures, and investigate the impact on the aerosol plume dispersion. The 500-m resolution simulation manages to reproduce convective rolls at local scale, which concentrate most of the aerosol particles and can locally affect the pollutant dispersion and air quality. © 2011 Author(s).

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Aouizerats, B., Tulet, P., Pigeon, G., Masson, V., & Gomes, L. (2011). High resolution modelling of aerosol dispersion regimes during the CAPITOUL field experiment: From regional to local scale interactions. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11(15), 7547–7560. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-7547-2011

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