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An Evaluation of Real-time Air Quality Forecasts and their Urban Emissions over Eastern Texas During the Summer of 2006 Second Texas Air Quality Study Field Study
Citation:
McKeen, S., G. Grell, S. Peckham, J. Wilczak, I. Djalalova, E. Hsie, G. Frost, J. Peischl, J. Schwarz, R. Spackman, A. Middlebrook, J. Holloway, J. de Gouw, C. Warneke, W. Gong, V. Bouchet, S. Gadreault, J. Racine, J. MCHENRY, J. McQueen, P. Lee, Y. Tang, G. Carmichael, AND R. MATHUR. An Evaluation of Real-time Air Quality Forecasts and their Urban Emissions over Eastern Texas During the Summer of 2006 Second Texas Air Quality Study Field Study. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: ATMOSPHERES. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 114(D00F11):1-26, (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:
Forecasts of ozone (O3) and particulate matter (diameter less than 2.5 µm, PM2.5) from seven air quality forecast models (AQFMs) are statistically evaluated against observations collected during August and September of 2006 (49 days) through the AIRNow network (Aerometric Information Retrieval Now) throughout Eastern Texas and adjoining states.
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An Evaluation of Real-time Air Quality Forecasts and their Urban Emissions over Eastern Texas During the Summer of 2006 Second Texas Air Quality Study Field Study (PDF, NA pp, 1399 KB, about PDF)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
