Characterizing spatial-temporal evolution of atmospheric composition
in the south cone with CHIMERE
Project summary
The CHIMERE model is a community model labeled by INSU/CNRS. Its development is performed by
researchers from LMD and LISA in France. This numerical chemistry-transport model aims at modelling
atmospheric composition from urban to hemispheric scale, for purposes of research and operational air
quality forecast. This tool is adapted to study the evolution of the atmospheric composition in
South-America and various processes specific to that region, in collaboration with research groups in
Chile (Univ. de Chile) and Argentina (IRL IFAECI, CONAE). While CHIMERE is already used by these
groups for research, the IRN framework would help further development of these collaborations with
several scientific and pre- operational goals such as applying CHIMERE with newly developed national
emission inventories for Argentina and Chile, design an operational forecast framework capable of
representing wildfire and dust plumes, train students and researchers on the latest version of CHIMERE
allowing for online simulations and thus permit studies on the feedback between meteorology and
pollution. The project would create new links between LMD and IFAECI, strengthen the impact of IFAECI
as a research hub on atmospheric composition and spread the use of CHIMERE in the region through a
workshop and a formation aimed for researchers from South American countries.
Presentation of the project:
Coloquios DCAO/CIMA/IFAECI Dr. Sylvain Mailler y Dr. Guillaume Siour
September 4, 2024, Buenos Aires
People
LMD and LISA (France)
A. Cholakian
S. Mailler
L. Menut
R. Pennel
G. Siour
IFAECI (France/Argentine)
N. Cosentino
F. De Vleeschouwer
G. Nicora
J. Pallotta
A. Pineda Rojas
F. Orte
L. Otero
G. Ulke
CONAE (Argentine)
MF Garcia Ferreyra
M. Burgos
A. Bianco
M. Scavuzzo
M. Sgro
M. Aguilera
Univ. Chile (Chili)
N. Huneeus
M. Opazo
V. Flores Aqueveque
N. Alamos
Topics
Anthropogenic emissions
Use CHIMERE with the newly available national+continental emission inventories
Chile, Argentina (national inventories)
PAPILA (continental)
Key persons:
Nicolas Huneeus, N. Alamos (U. Chile), S. Mailler, R. Pennel (LMD), G. Siour (LISA), F. Garcya Ferreyra (CONAE), ...
Wildfire emissions and forecast
Using the CAMS global fire emissions in the CONAE forecast.
Key persons:
F. Garcia Ferreyra, M. Sgro (CONAE), L.Menut (LMD), ...
Process studies in South-America
Mineral dust
Volcanoes
Biogenic emissions (new Argentinian inventory)
Key persons:
N. Cosentino, G. Nicora (IFAECI), A. Cholakian, S. Mailler, L. Menut (LMD),
V. Aqueveque (U. Chile), A. Bianco, M. Burgos (CONAE)
Spread the use of CHIMERE in South-America
Research on atmospheric processes
Operational forecasts (air quality, dust)
Key persons:
N. Huneeus (U. Chile), F. Garcia Ferreyra (CONAE), R. Pennel, S. Mailler (LMD), A. Pineda Rojas (IFAECI)
Program
Main steps
2024
Adaptation of CHIMERE's preprocessor emiSURF to the Argentinian and Chilean inventories.
Kickoff meeting en Buenos Aires (Sept. 2, 2024): project participants
Collaborative activities in Buenos Aires + Cordoba
2025
Air quality simulations with CHIMERE including the new inventories
process studies (mineral dust, wildfires...)
Visits France -> Chile/Argentina or Chile/Argentina -> France
2026
WORKSHOP + formation (~50 persons)
postgraduate to PhD level course at the UBA to train young scientists to CHIMERE.
2027
Process studies (mineral dust, wildfires...)
collaboration for the implementation/upgrade of forecast applications with CHIMERE.
Visits France -> Chile/Argentina or Chile/Argentina -> France
2028
Process studies (mineral dust, wildfires...)
Visits France -> Chile/Argentina or Chile/Argentina -> France
Title: Argentine high resolution emissions inventory for air pollution and climate change modelling
Who? Lic. Pablo Lichtig (Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Argentina)
When? 22 August 2024, 13hs UTC
Title: Current challenges in Latin America in air quality modelling: the PAPILA project
Whom? Dr. Sylvain Mailler (LMD / École nationale des Ponts et Chaussées) and Dr. Guillaume Siour (LISA / CNRS)
When? 3rd September 2024, 16hs UTC
Title: Modelling atmospheric pollution: recent advances with the CHIMERE model
CHIMERE tutorials
Sept. 4, 2024, tutorial hosted by CIMA (Buenos Aires).
Trainer : Guillaume Siour
Support team for the Hydra cluster : Claudio Mattara, Rodrigo Marquez, Gabriel Vieytes