A Comparative Evaluation of a Mesoscale Model and Atmospheric Global Circulation Model for Air Quality Simulation: A Multiscale, Multisite Evaluation

Table 5

Annual load and average absolute error between observation and prediction of RSPM, SO₂ , and NO₂ for the three locations: ITO (Delhi), Bandra (Mumbai), and Karve Road (Pune) for the year 2010.

location	RSPM				SO2				NO2
	Annual load		Average absolute error		Annual load		Average absolute error		Annual load		Average absolute error
	MM5	AGCM	MM5	AGCM	MM5	AGCM	MM5	AGCM	MM5	AGCM	MM5	AGCM
ITO (Delhi)	40488	38836	47.3	53.5	4439	4202	4.1	6.4	21005	24168	22	21.3
Bandra (Mumbai)	43113	40472	32.4	37.3	7342	6979	5.4	7.6	24172	21002	23.3	30.6
Karve Road (Pune)	45550	41935	35	34.8	5022	4313	7.2	5.5	17877	16953	18.1	19.5