How to Cite CMAQ
We are glad that you have found CMAQ useful and are interested in referencing one of our released model versions, scientific algorithms or model output in your own publication. Based on your situation, please use the appropriate convention below.
Table of Contents
- Referencing a Specific Model Version
- Referencing a Specific Scientific Component of the System
- Referencing Evaluation of a Specific Version
- General Citation of the CMAQ System
Referencing a Specific Model Version:
Example citation for a specific model version (following APA guidance):
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2020). CMAQ (Version 5.3.2) [Software]. Available from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4081737
Version | Release Date | DOI |
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5.3.2 | October 2020 | doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4081737 |
5.3.1 | December 2019 | doi:10.5281/zenodo.3585898 |
5.3 | August 2019 | doi:10.5281/zenodo.3379043 |
5.2.1 | March 2018 | doi:10.5281/zenodo.1212601 |
5.2 | Jun 2017 | doi:10.5281/zenodo.1167892 |
5.1 | Dec 2015 | doi:10.5281/zenodo.1079909 |
5.0.2 | May 2014 | doi:10.5281/zenodo.1079898 |
5.0 | Feb 2012 | doi:10.5281/zenodo.1079888 |
4.7.1 | Jun 2010 | doi:10.5281/zenodo.1079879 |
Referencing a Specific Scientific Component of the System
Transport and Physical Processes
Original Review of CMAQ's Algorithms and Governing Equations
Byun, D. & Schere, K.L. (2006). Review of the governing equations, computational algorithms, and other components of the Model-3 Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Modeling System. Appl. Mech. Rev. 59(2): 51-77. doi: 10.1115/1.2128636Exit
Particle Microphysics and Chemistry
Organic Aerosol
CMAQv5.3 and later (all aero7 versions) - Monoterpene photooxidation SOA
Xu, L., Pye, H. O. T., He, J., Chen, Y. L., Murphy, B. N., Ng, N. L. (2018). Experimental and model estimates of the contributions from biogenic monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes to secondary organic aerosol in the southeastern United States. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18: 12613-12637. doi: 10.5194/acp-18-12613-2018 Exit
CMAQv5.2 and later - SOA parameter updates (multiple systems)
Pye, H. O. T., Murphy, B. N., Xu, L., Ng, N. L., Carlton, A. G., Guo, H., Weber, R., Vasilakos, P., Appel, K. W., Budisulistiorini, S. H., Surratt, J. D., Nenes, A., Hu, W., Jimenez, J. L., Isaacman-VanWertz, G., Misztal, P. K., & Goldstein, A. H. (2017). On the implications of aerosol liquid water and phase separation for organic aerosol mass. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17: 343-369. doi:10.5194/acp-17-343-2017Exit
CMAQv5.2 and later - Semivolatile POA + Potential Combustion SOA
Murphy, B. N., Woody, M. C., Jimenez, J. L., Carlton, A. M. G., Hayes, P. L., Liu, S., Ng, N. L., Russell, L. M., Setyan, A., Xu, L., Young, J., Zaveri, R. A., Zhang, Q., and Pye, H. O. T. (2017). Semivolatile POA and parameterized total combustion SOA in CMAQv5.2: impacts on source strength and partitioning, Atmos. Chem. Phys. , 17: 11107-11133. doi: 10.5194/acp-2017-11107-2017 EXIT
CMAQv5.2 and later for all saprco7tic and v5.3 and later for cb6r3 aero7 - monoterpene nitrate SOA and glyoxal SOA formation in aqueous aerosols
Pye, H.O.T.; Luecken, D.J.; Xu, L.; Boyd, C.M; Ng, N.L.; Baker, K.R.; Ayres, B.R.; Bash, J.O.; Baumann, K.; Carter, W. P.L.; Edgerton, E.; Fry, J.L.; Hutzell, W.T.; Schwede, D.B.; Shepson, P.B., Modeling the current and future roles of particulate organic nitrates in the southerneastern United States. Environ Sci Technol 2015, 49(24), 14195-14203. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03738
CMAQv5.1 and later - PAH/alkane SOA
Pye, H.O.T & Pouliot, G.A. (2012). Modeling the role of alkanes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and their oligomers in secondary organic aerosol formation. Environ. Sci. Technol., 46: 6041-6047. doi: 10.1021/es300409wEXIT
CMAQv5.1 and later - Isoprene epoxydiol SOA framework
Pye, H.O.T., Pinder, R.W., Piletic, I., Xie, Y., Capps, S.L., Lin, Y.-H., Surratt, J.D., Zhang, Z., Gold, A., Luecken, D.J., Hutzell, W.T., Jaoui, M., Offenberg, J.H., Kleindienst, T.E., Lewandowski, M., & Edney, E.O. (2013). Epoxide pathways improve model predictions of isoprene markers and reveal key role of acidity in aerosol formation. Environ. Sci. Technol., 47(19): 11056-11064. doi: 10.1021/es402106hEXIT
CMAQv5.0 and later - Nonvolatile POA
Simon, H., & Bhave, P.V. (2012). Simulating the degree of oxidation in atmospheric organic particles, Environ. Sci. Technol., 46(1): 331-339. doi: 10.1021/es202361wEXIT
CMAQv4.7 - SOA
Carlton, A. G., Bhave, P. V., Napelenok, S. L., Edney, E. O., Sarwar, G., Pinder, R. W., Pouliot, G. A., & Houyoux, M. (2010). Model representation of secondary organic aerosol in CMAQv4.7. Environ. Sci. Technol., 44(22): 8553–8560. doi: 10.1021/es100636qEXIT
Cloud Chemistry
CMAQv5.1 and later
Fahey, K.M., Carlton, A.G., Pye, H.O.T., Baek, J., Hutzell, W.T., Stanier, C.O., Baker, K.R., Appel, K.W., Jaoui, M., & Offenberg, J.H. (2017). A framework for expanding aqueous chemistry in the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model version 5.1. Geoscientific Model Development, 10, 1587-1605. doi: 10.5194/gmd-10-1587-2017Exit
PM2.5 Trace Elements
Appel, K.W., Pouliot, G.A., Simon, H., Sarwar, G., Pye, H.O.T., Napelenok, S.L., Akhtar, F., & Roselle, S.J. (2013). Evaluation of dust and trace metal estimates from the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model version 5.0. Geoscientific Model Development, 6, 883-899. doi: 10.5194/gmd-6-883-2013Exit
Reff, A.H., Bhave, P., Simon, H., Pace, T., Pouliot, G., Mobley, D., & Houyoux, M. (2009). Emissions inventory of PM2.5 trace elements across the United States. Environmental Science & Technology, 43(15), 5790-5796. doi:10.1021/es802930xExit
CMAQ Implementations of Gas-phase Chemical Mechanisms
CBO6
Luecken, D.J., Yarwood, G., & Hutzell, W.H. (2019). Multipollutant of ozone, reactive nitrogen and HAPs across the continental US with CMAQ-CB6. Atmospheric Environment, 201, 62-72. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.11.060 Exit
CBO5
Sarwar, G., Luecken, D.J., Yarwood, G., Whitten, G.D., & Carter, W.P. (2008). Impact of an updated carbon bond mechanism on predictions from the CMAQ modeling system: preliminary assessment. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 47(1), 3-14.
CB05TU
Sarwar, G., Appel, K.W., Carlton, A.G., Mathur, R., Schere, K., Zhang, R., & Majeed, M.A. (2011). Impact of a new condensed toluene mechanism on air quality model predictions in the US. Geosci. Model Dev., 4, 183-193. doi: 10.5194/gmd-4-183-2011Exit
Whitten, G.Z., Heo, G., Kimura, Y., McDonald-Buller, E., Allen, D.T., Carter, W.PL., & Yarwood, D. (2010). A new condensed toluene mechanism for Carbon Bond: CB05-TU. Atmosperic Environment, 44, 5346-5355. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.12.029Exit
CB05TUCl
Sarwar, G., Simon, H., Bhave, P., & Yarwood, G. (2012). Examining the impact of heterogeneous nitryl chloride production on air quality across the United States. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 12, 6455-6473. doi: 10.5194/acp-12-6455-2012Exit
CB05e51
Appel, K.W., Napelenok, S., Foley, K.M., Pye, H.O.T., Hogrefe, C., Luecken, D.J., Bash, J.O., Roselle, S.J., Pleim, J.E., Foroutan, H., Hutzell, W., Pouliot, G., Sarwar, G., Sarwar, G., Fahey, K., Gantt, B., Gilliam, R.C., Kang, D., Mathur, R., Schwede, D., Spero, T., Wong, D.C., & Young, J. (2017). Overview and evaluation of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model version 5.1. Geosci. Model Dev. Discuss., 1-41. doi: 10.5194/gmd-2016-226 EXIT.
RACM2
Sarwar, G., Godowitch, J., Henderson, B., Fahey, K., Pouliot, G., Hutzell, B., Mathur, R., Kang, D., Goliff, W., & Stockwell, W. (2013). A comparison of atmospheric composition using the Carbon Bond and Regional Atmospheric Chemistry Mechanisms. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,13(19):9675-9712.
SAPRC07T
Hutzell, W.T., Luecken, D.J., Appel, W.K., & Carter, W.P. (2011). Interpreting Predictions from the SAPRC07 Mechanism Based on Regional and Continental Simulations. Atmospheric Environment, 46(00), 417-429.
SAPRC07tic
Xie, Y., Paulot, F., Carter, W., Nolte, C., Luecken, D., Hutzell, B., Wennberg, P., Cohen, R., & Pinder, R. (2013). Understanding the impact of recent advances in isoprene photooxidation on simulations of regional air quality. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,13, 8439-8455.
Marine Halogen Chemistry
Sarwar, G., Gantt, B., Schwede, D., Foley, K., Mathur, R., & Saiz-Lopez, A. (2015). Impact of enhanced ozone deposition and halogen chemistry on tropospheric ozone over the Northern Hemisphere. Environmental Science & Technology, 49(15), 9203-9211.
ClNO2 Chemistry
Sarwar, G., Simon, H., Bhave, P., & Yarwood, G. (2012). Examining the impact of heterogeneous nitryl chloride production on air quality across the United States. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 12, 6455-6473. doi: 10.5194/acp-12-6455-2012EXIT
Surface Exchange Processes
M3DRY
Pleim, J. E., Ran, L., Appel, W., Shephard, M. W., & Cady‐Pereira, K. (2019). New bidirectional ammonia flux model in an air quality model coupled with an agricultural model. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 11(9):2934-2957. doi: 10.1029/2019MS001728 Exit
Referencing Evaluation of a Specific Version
CMAQv5.2
Appel, W., Napelenok, S., Hogrefe, C., Pouliot, G., Foley, K., Roselle, S., Pleim, J., Bash, J. , Pye, H., Heath, N., Murphy, B. and Mathur, R. (2017). Overview and Evaluation of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Modeling System Version 5.2. Chapter 11, Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXV. Springer International Publishing AG, Cham (ZG), Switzerland, 69-73, (2017), doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-57645-9_11 EXIT.
CMAQv5.1
Appel, K.W., Napelenok, S., Foley, K.M., Pye, H.O.T., Hogrefe, C., Luecken, D.J., Bash, J.O., Roselle, S.J., Pleim, J.E., Foroutan, H., Hutzell, W., Pouliot, G., Sarwar, G., Sarwar, G., Fahey, K., Gantt, B., Gilliam, R.C., Kang, D., Mathur, R., Schwede, D., Spero, T., Wong, D.C., and Young, J. (2017). Description and evaluation of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) modeling system version 5.1. Geosci. Model Dev., 10: 1703-1732, doi: 10.5194/gmd-10-1703-2017 EXIT.
CMAQv5.0
Appel, K.W., Pouliot, G.A., Simon, H., Sarwar, G., Pye, H.O.T., Napelenok, S.L., Akhtar, F., and Roselle, S.J. (2013). Evaluation of dust and trace metal estimates from the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model version 5.0. Geosci. Model Dev., 6: 883-899. doi: 10.5194/gmd-6-883-2013EXIT
CMAQv4.7
Appel, K.W., Foley, K. Bash, J.O., Pinder, R.W., Dennis, R.L., Allen, D.J., & Pickering, K. (2011). A multi-resolution assessment of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model v4.7 wet deposition estimates for 2002 - 2006. Geosci. Model Dev., 4(2): 357-371. doi: 10.5194/gmd-4-357-2011EXIT
Foley, K., Roselle, S.J., Appel, K.W., Bhave, P., Pleim, J.E., Otte, T.L., Mathur, R., Sarwar, G., Young, J.O., Gilliam, R.C., Nolte, C.G., Kelly, J.T., Gilliland, A., & Bash, J.O. (2010). Incremental testing of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) modeling system version 4.7. Geosci. Model Dev., 3: 205-226. doi: 10.5194/gmd-3-205-2010EXIT
CMAQv4.5
Appel, K.W., Bhave, P., Gilliland, A., Sarwar, G., & Roselle, S.J. (2008). Evaluation of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model version 4.5: uncertainties and sensitivities impacting model performance: part II - particulate matter. Atmospheric Environment, 42(24): 6057-6066. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.03.036EXIT
Appel, K.W., Gilliland, A., Sarwar, G., & Gilliam R.C. (2007). Evaluation of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model version 4.5: uncertainties and sensitivities impacting model performance: part I - ozone. Atmospheric Environment, 41(40): 9603-9613. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.08.044EXIT
General Citation of the CMAQ System
If you are mentioning the CMAQ system overall, and not a specific version or dataset, you can use the following DOI which represents all versions: doi:10.5281/zenodo.107987