The objective of this section is analysing through a concurrent
comparison the general skills of AERIS while reproducing: (a) the
predictions of the AQMS and (b) air-quality observations in order to
justify its use while also aiming to recognize its limitations (Bennett
et al., 2013). The validation rationale is based on model performance
criteria according to Boylan and Russell (2006), USEPA
(2007) and Chemel et al. (2010).