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COST 728 Project Report: Urbanization of Meteorological and Air Quality Models - Chapter 5 - Model Urbanization Strategy: Summaries, Recommendations and Requirements
Citation:
Baklanov, A., J. K. CHING, C. Grimmond, AND A. Martilli. COST 728 Project Report: Urbanization of Meteorological and Air Quality Models - Chapter 5 - Model Urbanization Strategy: Summaries, Recommendations and Requirements. Chapter 5, COST 728 Project Report: Urbanization of Meteorological and Air Quality Models. The Danish Meteorological Institute , Copenhagen, Denmark, , 118-127, (2008).
Impact/Purpose:
The 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:
The urban canopy (UC), the layer of the atmosphere between the ground and the top of the highest buildings, is the region where people live and human activities take place. Because of this importance (e.g., human health, preservation of buildings) significant efforts have been dedicated to its investigation. Such studies shed light on the high complexity of atmospheric circulations in the UC, primarily because of the presence of obstacles (buildings) large enough to strongly modify air flow and the thermal exchanges between these surfaces and the atmosphere.