README -- describes folder of HEMCO/TRACE_METALS/v2021-06
08 Jul 2021
GEOS-Chem Support Team
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Reference: 
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Xu, Jun-Wei et al, "Simulation of airborne trace metals in fine particulate 
matter over North America", Atmos. Env., 01 Oct 2019, 116883,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.116883.


Directories and files:
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Canada/2011/01..12:
  -- Directories containing 2011 daily crustal emissions from the 
     Criteria Air Contaminants (CAC) Canadian emissions inventory.
     * Species   : Al, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Mn Si, Ti
     * Filenames : CA_Crust_0.1x0.1_2011MMDD.nc


Canada/2011/scripts
  -- Directory containing data processing scripts for 2011 CAC data.


Canada/2013:
  -- Directory containing heavy metal emissions (2013, annual mean)
     from the Criteria Air Contaminants (CAC) Canadian inventory.
     * Species   : As, Cd, Ni, Pb
     * Filename  : CA_HeavyMetal_0.1x0.1_2013.nc 
 

Canada/2013/scripts
  -- Directory containing data processing scripts for 2011 CAC data.


USA/2011/01..12
  -- Directories containing 2011 daily metal emissions from the
     National Air Toxic Assessment (NATA) over the continental USA.
     * Species   : Al, As, Ca, Cd, Fe, K, Mg, Mn Ni, Pb, Si, Ti
     * Filenames : NEI11_0.1x0.1_20110131_all.nc
     
       - NOTE: Point source data is also available on certain days:
         a. NEI11_stack_0.1x0.1_2011MMDD_ptnonipm.nc
         b. NEI11_stack_0.1x0.1_2011MMDD_ptegu.nc  
         c. NEI11_stack_0.1x0.1_2011MMDD_pt_oilgas.nc


USA/2011/scripts
  -- Directory containing data processing scripts for 2011 NATA data.