Table 1. Matrix of 36-km CONUS domain CMAQ simulations. Future meteorology is based on the IPCC A1B scenario. NEI 2002 refers to the US EPA National Emissions Inventory for 2002. MARKAL 2050 refers to a future emissions inventory that is based on the NEI 2002 and projected to 2050 using the US EPA MARKAL allocation model. All simulations use land-use and land-cover data. chemical simulation anthropogenic meteorology boundary biogenic emissions name emissions conditions CD_Base current current NEI 2002 current meteorology FD_US current current MARKAL 2050 current meteorology A1B_Met future current NEI 2002 current meteorology A1B_M future current NEI 2002 future meteorology A1B_US_Met future current MARKAL 2050 current meteorology A1B_US_M future current MARKAL 2050 future meteorology Table 2. Summary of RRF by region. RRF % of sites region # sites standard w/ RRF > average minimum maximum 1.00 deviation Northwest 11 0.95 0.92 0.97 0.021 0 Southwest 246 0.91 0.85 1.07 0.043 5
Table 1. Matrix of 36-km CONUS domain CMAQ simulations. Future meteorology is based on the IPCC A1B scenario. NEI 2002 refers to the US EPA National Emissions Inventory for 2002. MARKAL 2050 refers to a future emissions inventory that is based on the NEI 2002 and projected to 2050 using the US EPA MARKAL allocation model. All simulations use land-use and land-cover data. simulation name meteorology chemical boundary conditions anthropogenic emissions biogenic emissions CD_Base current current NEI 2002 current meteorology FD_US current current MARKAL 2050 current meteorology A1B_Met future current NEI 2002 current meteorology A1B_M future current NEI 2002 future meteorology A1B_US_Met future current MARKAL 2050 current meteorology A1B_US_M future current MARKAL 2050 future meteorology Table 2. Summary of RRF by region. region # sites RRF % of sites w/ RRF > 1.00 average minimum maximum standard deviation Northwest 11 0.95 0.92 0.97 0.021 0 Southwest 246 0.91 0.85 1.07 0.043 5
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