Sensitivity of an Integrated Mesoscale Atmosphere and Agriculture Land Modeling System (WRF/CMAQ-EPIC) to MODIS Vegetation and Lightning Assimilation
Dr. Limei Ran, PhD1, Ellen J Cooter2, Robert Chad Gilliam3, Hosein Foroutan4, Daiwen Kang5, Wyat Appel1, David C. Wong6, Jonathan E. Pleim7, Verel Benson8 and George Pouliot9, (1)Environmental Protection Agency Research Triangle Park, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States, (2)U.S. EPA (retired), Rtp, NC, United States, (3)US EPA, Atmospheric Modeling and Analysis Division, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States, (4)Virginia Tech, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Blacksburg, VA, United States, (5)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, United States, (6)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Atmospheric & Environmental Systems Modeling Division, Center for Environmental Measurement & Modeling, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States, (7)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States, (8)Benson Consulting, Columbia, MO, United States, (9)EPA, Office of Research and Development, Durham, NC, United States
