Recent Advances in Regional Chemical Transport Modelling for Air Quality
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Atmospheric Techniques, Instruments, and Modeling".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 45
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will focus on recent advances in regional-scale atmospheric dispersion modelling for air quality applications, with emphasis on the development, evaluation, and application of state-of-the-art modelling systems. The accurate representation of pollutant transport, chemical transformation, and deposition processes remains a central challenge in regional air quality modelling.
We welcome contributions based on Eulerian chemical transport models (e.g., CMAQ, CAMx), coupled meteorology–chemistry frameworks (e.g., WRF–Chem), and Lagrangian approaches, including hybrid and multi-scale modelling strategies. Studies addressing model configuration, parameterization schemes, emission processing (e.g., SMOKE), data assimilation, and high-resolution simulations are particularly encouraged.
The Special Issue also invites contributions exploring machine learning and artificial intelligence methods integrated with physical models, including surrogate modelling, bias correction, and data fusion techniques. Model evaluation, uncertainty quantification, and intercomparison studies using observational datasets from monitoring networks and remote sensing are within scope.
Applications related to regional air quality assessment, emission control scenarios, and policy-relevant analyses are also welcome, provided that they demonstrate methodological innovation and robustness.
Dr. Neyval Reis, Jr.
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- atmospheric flow
- dispersion modelling
- air quality modelling
- air pollution
- numerical simulation
- urban air pollution
- exposure assessment
- model evaluation
- uncertainty analysis
- emission inventories
- chemical transport models
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