Current challenges in modelling far-range air pollution induced by the 2014–2015 Bárðarbunga fissure eruption (Iceland)
International audience The 2014-2015 Holuhraun lava-flood eruption of Bárðarbunga volcano (Iceland) emitted prodigious amounts of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere. This eruption caused a large-scale episode of air pollution throughout Western Europe in September 2014, the first event of this magni...
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International audience The 2014-2015 Holuhraun lava-flood eruption of Bárðarbunga volcano (Iceland) emitted prodigious amounts of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere. This eruption caused a large-scale episode of air pollution throughout Western Europe in September 2014, the first event of this magnitude recorded in the modern era. We gathered chemistry-transport simulations and a wealth of complementary observations from satellite sensors (OMI, IASI), ground-based remote sensing (lidar, sunphotometry, differential optical absorption spectroscopy) and ground-level air quality monitoring networks to characterize both the spatial-temporal distributions of volcanic SO2 and sulfate aerosols as well as the dynamics of the planetary boundary layer. Time variations of dynamical and microphysical properties of sulfate aerosols in the aged low-tropospheric volcanic cloud, including loading, vertical distribution, size distribution and single scattering albedo, are provided. Retrospective chemistry-transport simulations at low horizontal resolution (25 km x 25 km) capture the correct temporal dynamics of this far-range air pollution event but fail to reproduce the correct magnitude of SO2 concentration at ground-level. Simulations at higher spatial resolution , relying on two nested domains with finest resolution of 7.3 km x 7.3 km, improve substantially the far-range vertical distribution of the volcanic cloud and subsequently the description of ground-level SO2 concentrations. However , remaining discrepancies between model and observations are shown to result from an inaccurate representation of the planetary boundary layer (PBL) dynamics. Comparison with lidar observations points out a systematic underestimation of the PBL height by the model, whichever the PBL parameterization scheme. Such a shortcoming impedes the capture of the overlying Bárðarbunga cloud into the PBL at the right time and in sufficient quantities. This study therefore demonstrates the key role played by the PBL dynamics in accurately modelling ... |
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Current challenges in modelling far-range air pollution induced by the 2014–2015 Bárðarbunga fissure eruption (Iceland) |
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Current challenges in modelling far-range air pollution induced by the 2014–2015 Bárðarbunga fissure eruption (Iceland) |
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Current challenges in modelling far-range air pollution induced by the 2014–2015 Bárðarbunga fissure eruption (Iceland) |
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ftinsu:oai:HAL:hal-01888213v1 2024-02-11T10:05:08+01:00 Current challenges in modelling far-range air pollution induced by the 2014–2015 Bárðarbunga fissure eruption (Iceland) Boichu, Marie Chiapello, Isabelle Brogniez, Colette Pere, Jean-Christophe Thieuleux, François, T Torres, Benjamin Blarel, Luc Mortier, Augustin Podvin, Thierry Goloub, Philippe Söhne, Nathalie Clarisse, Lieven Bauduin, Sophie Hendrick, François Theys, Nicolas van Roozendaël, Michel Tanré, Didier Laboratoire d’Optique Atmosphérique - UMR 8518 (LOA) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Norwegian Meteorological Institute Oslo (MET) Interactions Aérosols Rayonnement (IAR) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Atmo Nord Pas-de-Calais Spectroscopie de l'atmosphère, Service de Chimie Quantique et Photophysique Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy / Institut d'Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique (BIRA-IASB) ANR-15-CE04-0003 VOLCPLUME Région Nord-Pas-De-Calais Labex CaPPA (ANR-LABX-0005-01) Chantier Arctique PARCS (Pollution in the Arctic System) ANR-15-CE04-0003,VOLCPLUME,Les panaches volcaniques: emissions, chimie/transport et impact sur l'atmosphère et le climat(2015) 2016 https://hal.science/hal-01888213 https://hal.science/hal-01888213/document https://hal.science/hal-01888213/file/acp-16-10831-2016.pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-10831-2016 en eng HAL CCSD European Geosciences Union info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5194/acp-16-10831-2016 hal-01888213 https://hal.science/hal-01888213 https://hal.science/hal-01888213/document https://hal.science/hal-01888213/file/acp-16-10831-2016.pdf doi:10.5194/acp-16-10831-2016 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 1680-7316 EISSN: 1680-7324 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics https://hal.science/hal-01888213 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2016, 16 (17), pp.10831-10845. ⟨10.5194/acp-16-10831-2016⟩ satellite remote sensing Holuhraun eruption air pollution volcanic sulfur dioxide chemistry-transport model LIDAR sun photometer [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean Atmosphere [SDU.STU.VO]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Volcanology [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2016 ftinsu https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-10831-2016 2024-01-24T17:36:55Z International audience The 2014-2015 Holuhraun lava-flood eruption of Bárðarbunga volcano (Iceland) emitted prodigious amounts of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere. This eruption caused a large-scale episode of air pollution throughout Western Europe in September 2014, the first event of this magnitude recorded in the modern era. We gathered chemistry-transport simulations and a wealth of complementary observations from satellite sensors (OMI, IASI), ground-based remote sensing (lidar, sunphotometry, differential optical absorption spectroscopy) and ground-level air quality monitoring networks to characterize both the spatial-temporal distributions of volcanic SO2 and sulfate aerosols as well as the dynamics of the planetary boundary layer. Time variations of dynamical and microphysical properties of sulfate aerosols in the aged low-tropospheric volcanic cloud, including loading, vertical distribution, size distribution and single scattering albedo, are provided. Retrospective chemistry-transport simulations at low horizontal resolution (25 km x 25 km) capture the correct temporal dynamics of this far-range air pollution event but fail to reproduce the correct magnitude of SO2 concentration at ground-level. Simulations at higher spatial resolution , relying on two nested domains with finest resolution of 7.3 km x 7.3 km, improve substantially the far-range vertical distribution of the volcanic cloud and subsequently the description of ground-level SO2 concentrations. However , remaining discrepancies between model and observations are shown to result from an inaccurate representation of the planetary boundary layer (PBL) dynamics. Comparison with lidar observations points out a systematic underestimation of the PBL height by the model, whichever the PBL parameterization scheme. Such a shortcoming impedes the capture of the overlying Bárðarbunga cloud into the PBL at the right time and in sufficient quantities. This study therefore demonstrates the key role played by the PBL dynamics in accurately modelling ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Institut national des sciences de l'Univers: HAL-INSU Holuhraun ENVELOPE(-16.831,-16.831,64.852,64.852) Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 16 17 10831 10845 |