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A Performance Evaluation of the National Air Quality Forecast Capability for the Summer of 2007
Citation:
EDER, B. K., D. KANG, R. MATHUR, J. E. PLEIM, S. YU, T. L. OTTE, AND G. POULIOT. A Performance Evaluation of the National Air Quality Forecast Capability for the Summer of 2007. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 43(14):2312-2320, (2009).
Impact/Purpose:
National Exposure Research Laboratory′s (NERL′s) Atmospheric Modeling Division (AMD) conducts research in support of EPA′s mission to protect human health and the environment. AMD′s research program is engaged in developing and evaluating predictive atmospheric models on all spatial and temporal scales for forecasting the Nation′s air quality and for assessing changes in air quality and air pollutant exposures, as affected by changes in ecosystem management and regulatory decisions. AMD is responsible for providing a sound scientific and technical basis for regulatory policies based on air quality models to improve ambient air quality. The models developed by AMD are being used by EPA, NOAA, and the air pollution community in understanding and forecasting not only the magnitude of the air pollution problem, but also in developing emission control policies and regulations for air quality improvements.
Description:
This paper provides a performance evaluation of the real-time, CONUS-scale National Air Quality Forecast Capability (NAQFC), developed collaboratively by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), that supported, in part, its transition into operational status.
