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Preface Article for the Atmospheric Environment Special Issue on AQMEII Phase 2
Citation:
Galmarini, S., C. Hogrefe, D. Brunner, A. Baklanov, AND P. Makar. Preface Article for the Atmospheric Environment Special Issue on AQMEII Phase 2. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 115:340-344, (2015).
Impact/Purpose:
The National Exposure Research Laboratory’s Atmospheric Modeling Division (AMAD) conducts research in support of EPA’s mission to protect human health and the environment. AMAD’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. AMAD 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 AMAD 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:
Since its start in 2008, the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII), coordinated by the European-Commission Joint Research Center (JRC) and the US-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has had as its primary goal the collaboration of the European and North American regional scale air quality modeling communities on the fundamental issue of model evaluation. The key elements driving the AQMEII process are regular dedicated workshops, the organization of international model evaluation studies, and the dissemination of findings from these studies in the peer-reviewed literature.
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