Assessing Tropical Cyclone-Driven Aerosol Transport – A High-Resolution WRF-Chem Analysis of Major Hurricane Matthew and Implications for Future Climate Scenarios

Tropical cyclones (TCs) are traditionally viewed as atmospheric cleansers, removing pollutants through precipitation and winds. However, emerging evidence suggests that TCs also transport pollutants over long distances, with their full impact on pollutant dynamics still underexplored. In this study, aerosol transport and chemical transformation during Hurricane Matthew (2016) are analyzed using high-resolution WRF-Chem simulations. The …