Author: William P. L. Carter
Date: November 3, 2023
Affiliation: College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), University of California, Riverside, California 92521
Reference::
Carter, W. P. L., Jiang, J., Orlando, J. J., and Barsanti, K. C.: Derivation of Atmospheric Reaction Mechanisms for Volatile Organic Compounds by the SAPRC Mechanism Generation System (MechGen), EGUsphere [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2343, 2023.
User Manual:: The complete user manual can be found on the MechGen website. For quick start guides on how to use the web version and Linux version of MechGen, please refer to the wiki pages.
For more details about the development of MechGen and SAPRC mechanisms, please visit the and SAPRC website.
The SAPRC mechanism generation system, or MechGen, derives explicit mechanisms for the gas-phase reactions of many types of emitted organic compounds and their oxidation products when they react in the atmosphere in the presence of oxides of nitrogen and other pollutants. It then uses the results to derive lumped mechanisms suitable for use in atmospheric models. Preliminary documentation of the basic MechGen system is available, and additional documentation is in preparation. A paper documenting the scientific basis of the estimation methods and chemical assignments is under review and is available for public comment until November 15, 2023. In addition, information about the estimates and assignments can be obtained within the system, and is also output when reactions are generated in a step-by-step manner.
This system was used to derive the SAPRC-22 chemical mechanism, which is the latest version of the SAPRC mechanisms.
For inquiries and further information, please contact the author, William P. L. Carter, at carter@cert.ucr.edu
