Workshop on Monitoring & Data for Regional Analysis
May 15-16, 2008, Chandler, AZ
Agenda and 2008 Technical Workshops Plan: PDF or DOC
Meeting Logistics
Purpose:
- Address plans for conducting monitoring and applying those data for the 2009-12 time frame - monitoring methods, network operations, and data analysis activities;
- Review completeness and gaps in ozone, PM, haze, mercury, and nitrogen deposition data
- Identify opportunities for integrated applications of monitoring data:
- Tracking improvements in visibility/reductions in regional haze;
- Attainment status - analyses of source regions and areas violating health standards;
- Quantifying welfare/ecosystem impacts for remote/rural areas; and
- Needed analyses of impacts and sources.
- Discuss needs, time frames, and costs for tracking and trends
- Determine monitoring and analysis needs to support regional analyses Results: Report with key deliverables and projects needed in 2009-12 timeframe – preparation and workshop support from WRAP staff and TSS project team
Interactive Agenda
| Thursday, May 15th |
| 8:00 am |
Plenary - Welcome/Purpose/Introductions – overview of one-atmosphere approach of this workshop
Presentation PDF or PPT |
| 8:30 |
Monitoring in the West Overview PDF (4.3 MB)or PPT (12 MB)
Bill Malm, National Park Service
Presentation
- What do we measure well?
- What do we think we measure well and really do not?
- What are not measuring, and what are important indicators to measure for air quality planning?
- What are the opportunities for more coordinated monitoring efforts to address gaps/limitations?
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| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:15 |
Current Monitoring Activities & Networks in the Western United States PDF (2 MB) or PPT (6 MB)
- Marc Pitchford, NOAA & IMPROVE Steering Committee chair
- Bruce Louks, Idaho DEQ & WESTAR Monitoring Committee chair
- Lewis McLeod, NTEC & WRAP Co-Director
- Monitoring of air quality indicators
- Ozone, PM, haze, mercury and nitrogen deposition, CO2
- Meteorological monitoring – all sources - Aloft monitoring
- Ozonesondes, satellites, other routine efforts
- Reference document: Perspectives on Measurement Systems, Rich Scheffe, EPA OAQPS
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| 11:45 |
Lunch break - on your own |
| 1:00 pm |
Examples of data analysis work
- IMPROVE Monitoring Data Representativeness Analysis for Tribal Lands
- Phase I - Mark Green, Desert Research Institute PDF or PPT
- Phase II – Dave DuBois, Desert Research Institute PDF or PPT
- Ammonia Monitoring & Analysis in the Upper Green River Basin – John Molenar, Air Resource Specialists (presented by Joe Adlhoch) PDF (3.5 MB) or PPT (3.5 MB)
- Ozone Transport/Formation Analyses for Las Vegas & Boise - Mark Green and Dave DuBois
Estimating local versus regional contributions to tropospheric ozone: An example case study for Las Vegas PDF (3 MB) or PPT (4 MB)
The Boise Experiment PDF (1.2 MB) or PPT (1.5 MB)
- Joint or single analysis of air quality indicators from one or more monitors
- Ozone, PM, haze, mercury, and nitrogen deposition
- Integration of air quality analysis with meteorological and climatological data
- Integration of aloft monitoring data into analyses of ground-based station data
- Source apportionment for determining air pollution controls
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| 2:45 |
Break |
| 3:00 |
Using monitoring & data analysis methods to assess the NAAQS & Regional Haze in the West
White Paper: Monitoring Data Sets and Analysis Tools for the VIEWS/TSS Web Sites PDF (1 MB)
White Paper: Revised 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS & Implications for the West (to be added)
- Assessing Ozone NAAQS Attainment – Tom Moore, WRAP
Presentation: Revised EPA Ozone Standard – Effects in the West PDF (3.6 MB) or PPT (6.2 PPT)
- Examples of Multi-Pollutant Visualization & Analysis in the VIEWS/TSS System – Joe Adlhoch, ARS
Presentation: Monitoring Data Sets and Analysis Tools for the VIEWS/TSS Web Sites PDF (1 MB) or PPT (2 MB)
- EPA National Monitoring Program Activities Report – Rich Scheffe, EPA OAQPS
Presentation: Merging Space, Time, Chemistry and Environmental Media: Monitoring Challenges PDF (4.5 MB) or PPT (9.3 MB)
- Joint or single analysis of air quality indicators from one or more monitors
- Ozone, PM, haze - Air quality analysis with meteorological, climatological, and aloft monitoring data into analyses of groundbased station pollution monitoring data
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| 4:30 |
Plenary – WRAP-up and plans for next day’s sessions |
| 5:00 |
Adjourn for the day |
| Friday, May 16th |
| 8:00 am |
Plenary – agenda review, goals for the day
- Scorecards for Breakout Sessions PDF or PPT
- Discussion Groups' Questions PDF or DOC
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| 8:15 |
Breakout sessions #1 – discussion leaders in bold
| Lewis McLeod - integrating state, tribal, and federal monitoring needs with monitoring requirements – collection, sites, operations, reporting |
Steve Arnold - defining needed analyses of monitoring data to support regional air quality analysis and management efforts |
Bob Palzer - identifying applications of available regional monitoring data and analyses for other air pollution concerns |
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| 9:30 |
Plenary – breakout session reports by discussion leaders |
| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:15 |
Breakout sessions #2 – discussion leaders in bold
| Marc Pitchford – defining the regional level of effort and projects are needed for ozone and PM NAAQS monitoring and data analysis 2009-12 |
John Vimont – defining the regional level of effort and projects are needed for regional haze and critical loads monitoring and data analysis 2009-12 |
Julie Simpson – defining the regional level of effort and projects are needed for monitoring and data analysis of fugitive sources and smoke impacts 2009-12 |
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| 11:15 |
Plenary – breakout session reports by discussion leaders |
| 11:45 |
Lunch break - on your own |
| 1:00 pm |
Plenary – overall review findings of breakout sessions |
| 2:15 |
Next steps on 2008 WRAP technical and planning workshops and developing a 2009 workplan PDF or PPT |
| 3:00 |
Adjourn |
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