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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 22.
Published in final edited form as: Atmos Chem Phys. 2017;17(3):2103–2162. doi: 10.5194/acp-17-2103-2017

Table 5.

Treatment of SOA formation from BVOC-NO3 systems in current 3-D models.

Model Gas-phase chemistry Isoprene + NO3 parameterization Monoterpene + NO3 parameterization
CAMx v6.20 with SOAP CB05, CB6, or SAPRC99 No SOA from this path NO3 SOA yields same as photooxidation (OH + ozone) yields1
CAMx v6.20 with 1.5-D VBS CB05, CB6, or SAPRC99 NO3 SOA yields same as photooxidation (OH + ozone) yields2 NO3 SOA yields same as photooxidation (OH + ozone) yields2
CMAQ v5.1 cb05e51-AERO6 CB05 with additional modification3 Odum two-product approach based on Kroll et al. (2006) photooxidation (OH) yields3 Odum two-product approach based on Griffin et al. (1999a) photooxidation (OH + ozone) yields4
CMAQ v5.1 SAPRC07tc-AERO6 SAPRC075 with two monoter- penes: α-pinene (APIN) and other monoterpenes (TERP) Odum two-product approach based on Kroll et al. (2006) photooxidation (OH) yields3 Odum two-product approach based on Griffin et al. (1999a) photooxidation (OH + ozone) yields4
CMAQ v5.1 SAPRC07tic-AERO6i SAPRC07tic6,7 based on semivolatile organic nitrate from isoprene dinitrate8 no SOA from α-pinene + NO3; SOA from other monoterpenes based on semivolatile organic nitrates8
EURAD-IM RACM Odum two-product approach 9 Odum two-product approach 10 with T dependence11,12
GEOS-Chem v10-01 GEOS-Chem v10-01 with speciated isoprene nitrates6,7 VBS fit9,13 VBS fit to β-pinene + NO3 experiment10,13
GFDL AM3 GFDL AM3 no SOA from this pathway Odum two-product approach based on β-pinene + NO310,14
GISS-GCM II NA (offline oxidants) no SOA from this pathway Odum two-product approach based on β-pinene + NO310,14
GLOMAP/ UKESM-1 VOC + NO3 Based on Kroll et al. experiments (2006), set to 3 %15 Based on Tunved et al. (2004), set to 13 %15
STOCHEM-CRI MCM CRI species fit to MCMv3.1 simulations16,17,18 CRI species fit to MCMv3.1 simulations 16,17,18
WRF-Chem v3.6.1 MOZART-MOSAIC no SOA from this pathway VBS fit to β-pinene + NO3 experiment10,19