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OVERVIEW OF PAMS METEOROLOGICAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Citation:
Crescenti, G.H. OVERVIEW OF PAMS METEOROLOGICAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/A-94/099.
Description:
The Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Station (PAMS) requires theincorporation of surface and upper air meteorological instrumentation. he platform for the surface instrumentation is a 10 m tower. he variables to be collected include horizontal wind speed, horizontal wind direction, air temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, and barometric pressure. pper air data may be acquired using a variety of platforms which include aircraft, tall towers, tethered and expendable radiosondes, and ground-based remote profilers. he variables to be collected include profiles of horizontal wind speed and direction, vertical wind speed, and air temperature. n addition, the mixing layer height should be determined from the upper air data. his paper summarizes the meteorological sensor requirements for PAMS which are not specifically addressed in the Code of Federal egulations (40 CFR Part 58).