Articles | Volume 17, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-10955-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-10955-2017
Research article
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15 Sep 2017
Research article |  | 15 Sep 2017

Assumptions about footprint layer heights influence the quantification of emission sources: a case study for Cyprus

Imke Hüser, Hartwig Harder, Angelika Heil, and Johannes W. Kaiser

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The impact of pollution sources on downwind sites can be quantified by Lagrangian dispersion models. We identified the representation of the mixing layer dynamics as a crucial factor for the vertical mixing of surface pollutants. Our application examples show that inaccuracies may introduce errors in the impact assessment on downwind sites. For vegetation fires, mixing by pyrogenic convection is under-represented. We find an overestimation of downwind smoke concentration of more than 60 %.
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