Influences of clouds and rain on the large-scale transport and deposition of sulfur

This paper describes the application of a three-dimensional, global-scale Eulerian model with an explicit description of cloud and chemical processes. Simulation results describing the transport of sulfur from North America and Europe across the north Atlantic Ocean during a climatological July are...

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Main Authors: Luecken, D.J., Berkowitz, C.M., Easter, R.C.
Language:unknown
Published: 2008
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AIR
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5194115
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5194115
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Summary:This paper describes the application of a three-dimensional, global-scale Eulerian model with an explicit description of cloud and chemical processes. Simulation results describing the transport of sulfur from North America and Europe across the north Atlantic Ocean during a climatological July are presented. Wet deposition was found to contribute slightly more to total sulfur deposition than dry deposition, a feature explained by the large amounts of precipitation during this month. The wet deposition patterns did not always correspond to the emissions patterns. The precipitation rate and spatial distribution had a large effect on the calculated concentrations of soluble sulfur species. 10 refs., 7 figs., 1 tab.