README -- Describes contents of HEMCO/MERCURY/v2014-09/AMAP
18 August 2015
Amanda Giang and GEOS-Chem Support Team
agiang@mit.edu
geos-chem-support@g.harvard.edu


Overview:
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This directory contains Hg emissions from the AMAP/UNEP (2013) inventory,
as prepared by Amanda Giang and Shaojie Song. These emissions are used by the
GEOS-Chem mercury simulation.

Bob Yantosca (GCST) applied level 1 netCDF compression to reduce the file
sizes from about 3.1 MB to 569 KB.


Files:
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AMAP_comb.0.5x0.5.2010.nc

 -- Annual (2010) AMAP/UNEP emissions of Hg0, Hg2, Hgp, from stationary 
    combustion sources. See AMAP documentation for more details. 

    Resolution  : GENERIC 0.5 x 0.5 grid (720 x 360 boxes)
    Compression : Level 1 (ncccopy -d1) 
    Units       : kg/m2/s
    Timestamp   : 2010/01/01

AMAP_comb_IPR.0.5x0.5.2010.nc

 -- Annual (2010) AMAP/UNEP emissions of Hg0, Hg2, Hgp, from stationary 
    combustion sources. See AMAP documentation for more details. 75% in-plume
    reduction assumption from Hg2 to Hg0.

    Resolution  : GENERIC 0.5 x 0.5 grid (720 x 360 boxes)
    Compression : Level 1 (ncccopy -d1) 
    Units       : kg/m2/s
    Timestamp   : 2010/01/01

AMAP_inds.0.5x0.5.2010.nc

 -- Annual (2010) AMAP/UNEP emissions of Hg0, Hg2, Hgp, from industrial
    sources. See AMAP documentation for more details. 

    Resolution  : GENERIC 0.5 x 0.5 grid (720 x 360 boxes)
    Compression : Level 1 (ncccopy -d1) 
    Units       : kg/m2/s
    Timestamp   : 2010/01/01

AMAP_intw.0.5x0.5.2010.nc

 -- Annual (2010) AMAP/UNEP emissions of Hg0, Hg2, Hgp, from intentional use
    and product waste associated sectors. See AMAP documentation for more 
    details. 

    Resolution  : GENERIC 0.5 x 0.5 grid (720 x 360 boxes)
    Compression : Level 1 (ncccopy -d1) 
    Units       : kg/m2/s
    Timestamp   : 2010/01/01


References:
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Technical Background Report to the Global Mercury Assessment 2013; 
AMAP/UNEP: Oslo, Norway and Geneva, Switzerland, 2013.
http://www.amap.no/mercury-emissions/datasets