ICARTT / NEAQS-ITCT 2004 P3 Comparisons

Summary Statistics

Median profiles and errors for 9 AQ forecast models, compared to P3 data

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Aircraft is flown through model and compared.

Vertical profiles (medians) are shown for inland and coastal windows, and all possible data.

All data with fire plumes are removed.

Only model levels with > 20 comparisons shown.

All Mdls
Inland, 540m		 AURAMS
45km		 BAMS
15km		 BAMS
45km		 CHRONOS
21km		 CMAQ
12km		 STEM
12km		 WRF2
27km		 WRF2
12km		 CMAQ-3x
12km
O3 X X X X X X X X X
CO O X X X X X X X X
NOy X X X X X X X X X
NOx X X X X X X X X X
HNO3 X X X X X X X X X
PAN X X X X X X X X X
NO2 X O O X X X X X X
NO X O O X X X X X X
Isoprene X X X X X X X X X
Formaldehyde X O O X X X X X X
Acetaldehyde X O O O X O X X X
WAS-Ethene X X X X O O O X X
WAS-Propene O O O X O O X X X
Toluene O O O X O O X X X
Xylenes O O O O O O X X X
NH3 O O O O O O X X X
PM2.5 X O O X O X X X X
SO2 X O O X X X X X X
PILS SO4 X O O X O X X X X
SO2+SO4 X O O X O X X X X
PILS Solbl C X O O X O X X X X
PILS NH4 X O O O O O X X X
H2Ovapor X X X X O X X X X
Rel Humidity X X X O O X X X X
Wind Speed X X X O O X X X X
Wind Direc. X X X O O X X X X
Temp. X X X X O X X X X
PILS NO3 X O O X O X X X X