The Air Quality Modeling Group (AQMG) conducts modeling analyses to
support policy and regulatory decisions in OAR and also coordinates with the Office of
Research and Development (ORD) and the modeling community on the development of new
models and techniques. This section of the website provides reports developed by AQMG staff
as well as a bibliographic listing of
journal articles they have authored or co-authored.
Reports are available for download in PDF format by
clicking on the title of the report. Journal articles may be
retrieved at various online libraries for a fee or at libraries that
carry the journal.
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Technical Support Document for the Final Locomotive/Marine Rule: Air Quality Modeling Analyses
(PDF 63 pp., 2.44 MB)
January 2008. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. (EPA-454/R-08-002) |
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Technical Support Document:Preparation of Emissions Inventories For the 2002-based Platform,
Version 3,Criteria Air Pollutants
(PDF 77 pp., 0.93 MB)
January 2008. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. |
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Technical Support Document:Preparation of Emissions Inventories For the 2002-based Platform,
Version 3,Criteria Air Pollutants (Appendices)
(PDF 142 pp., 0.97 MB)
January 2008. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. |
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Air Quality Modeling Platform for the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard
Final Rule Regulatory Impact Analysis
(PDF 17 pp., 0.30 MB)
March 2008. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. (EPA-454/R-08-003) |
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2007
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Technical Support Document for the Final Mobile Source Air Toxics Rule:
Quality Modeling
(PDF 51 pp., 737 KB),
February 2007. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. (EPA-454/R-07-003) |
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Technical
Support Document for Proposed Locomotive Marine Rule: Air Quality Modeling
(PDF 62 pp., 4.22 MB)
March 2007. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. (EPA-454/R-07-004) |
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Technical
Support Document for Proposed Small Spark Ignition (SI) and Marine SI Emissions
Standards
(PDF 18 pp., 547 KB)
April 2007. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. (EPA-454/R-07-006) |
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2006
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Technical Support Document for the Proposed PM NAAQS Rule: Response Surface Modeling (PDF, 48 pp., 1.1 MB), February 2006. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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2005
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Technical Support Document for Final Clean Air Mercury Rule: Air
Quality Modeling (PDF, 24 pp., 218KB), March, 2005. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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Technical
Support Document for Final Clean Air Interstate Rule: Air
Quality Modeling (PDF 285 pp., 4.88 MB) ,
March, 2005. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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CMAQ Model Performance Evaluation for 2001
(PDF, 140 pp.,2.87 MB),
March, 2005. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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CALPUFF Analysis in Support of the 2005 changes to the Regional
Haze Rule (PDF, 57pp., 225 KB),
June, 2005. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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2004
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Technical Support Document for Interstate Air Quality Rule: Air
Quality Modeling (PDF, 245 pp., 2.84 MB), January, 2004. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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Peer Review of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Model (PDF,
6 pp., 28.8 KB),
March, 2004. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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Supplemental Air Quality Modeling Technical Support Document for
Clean Interstate Rule (CAIR) (PDF, 27 pp., 376 KB), May, 2004. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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Preliminary Experimental Designs for Ozone Modeling
(PDF, 24 pp., 169 KB), September 2, 2004. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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Annual Application of MM5 for Calendar Year 2001 at 12km
Resolution (PDF, 228 pp., 15.9 MB), December 16, 2004. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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2003
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Annual Application of MM5 for Calendar Year 2001
(PDF, 179 pp., 14.7 MB),
March 31, 2003. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. | |
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Technical Support Document for Proposed Clean Air Nonroad Diesel
Rule: Air Quality Modeling (PDF, 109 pp., 909 KB), April, 2003. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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Episodic Application of MM5 for a summer 2001 Episode in the
Eastern United States (PDF, 119 pp., 3.84 MB), September 16, 2003. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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2002
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A Comparison of MM5 for February and July 2001 Using Alternative
Input Databases (PDF, 36 pp., 3.70 MB), May7, 2002. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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Operational Evaluation of the MM5 Meteorological Model over the
Continental United States : Protocol for Annual and Episodic
Evaluation (PDF, 51 pp., 1.83 MB), July 12, 2002. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards |
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A Comparison of MM5 Model Estimates for February and July 2001
Using Alternative Model Physics Options (PDF, 85
pp., 11.1 MB),
September 27, 2002. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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2000
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Meteorological Modeling of 1996 for the United States with MM5
(PDF, 61 pp., 1.17 MB), September 22, 2000. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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Technical Support Document for Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle
Standards and Highway Diesel Fuel Sulfur Control Requirements:
Air Quality Modeling Analyses (PDF, 107 pp., 319
KB), December, 2000. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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1999
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Technical Support Document for Tier 2 Gasoline Sulfur Rule:
Ozone Air Quality Modeling (PDF, 69pp., 471 KB), December, 1999. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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1998
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Technical Support Document for the NOx SIP Call: Air Quality
Modeling (PDF, 384 pp., 1.19 MB), September 23, 1998. U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. |
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Journal Articles |
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Cox, W. M. and S. Chu. (1996). "Assessment of Interannual
Ozone Variation in Urban Areas from a Climatological
Perspective." Atmospheric Environment, Vol 30, No 14, 2615-2625. |
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Cox, W. M and S. Chu. (1993). "Meteorologically Adjusted
Ozone Trends in Urban Areas: A Probabilistic Approach."
Atmospheric Environment, Vol 27B, No 4, 425-434. |
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Cox, W. M. and J. Tikvart. (1990). "A Statistical
Procedure for Determining the Best Performing Air Quality
Simulation Model." Atmospheric Environment, Vol 24A, No 9, 2387-2395. |
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Dolwick, P.D. (2003). "Effect of Revised MCIP on
Modeled Air Quality." 3rd Annual Ad Hoc Meteorological Modeling
Meeting, Des Plaines, IL. |
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Dolwick, P.D., C. Jang, N. Possiel, B. Timin and
J. Tikvart. (2002). "Annual Simulations of Models-3/CMAQ: Issues
and Lessons Learned." 2002 Models-3 User's
Workshop, RTP, NC. |
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Dolwick, P.D., C. Jang, and B. Timin. (1999).
"Effects of Vertical Grid Resolution on Photochemical Grid
Modeling." Paper
99-309, 99th Annual Air & Waste Management Association Meeting, St. Louis, MO. |
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Dolwick P.D., C. Jang, S. Lo, D. Olerud, J. Vukovich
and N. Wheeler. (1998). "In-depth Evaluation of OTAG Modeling."
91st Annual Air & Waste Management Association
Meeting, San Diego, CA. |
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Dolwick P.D., C. Jang, J. Vukovich, and N. Wheeler.
(1998). "Issues and Concerns Regarding Characterization of
Boundary Conditions in Photochemical Grid Modeling
Applications." 91st Annual Air & Waste
Management Association Meeting, San Diego, CA. |
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Irwin J.S., J.S. Scire and D.G. Strimaitis. (1996). "A comparison of CALPUFF
modeling results with CAPTEX field data results." Air Pollution Modeling and
Its Application XI, ed., S.E. Gryning and F.A. Schiermeier, Plenum Press NY, 603-611. |
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Irwin J.S. (1998). "A Comparison of CALPUFF Modeling Results with 1977 INEL Field Data
Results." Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application XII, ed., S-E Gryning and N.
Chammerhac, Plenum Press NY, 143-153. |
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Irwin J.S. and J.P. Notar. (2001). "Long-range-transport screening technique using CALPUFF."
Guideline on Air Quality Modeling: A New Beginning AW&MA Specialty
Conference, Newport, RI. |
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Irwin J.S., J. Niedzialek and J. Burzynski. (2001). "A comparison of CALPUFF air quality
simulation results with monitoring data for Krakow Poland." 7th International
Conference on Harmonisation Within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory
Purposes, Beligrate, Italy.
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Jang, C. J., D. Strees, A. Hanna, F. Vukovich, A. Xiu, Z. Adelman, J.H. Woo,
J. Fu, B. Wang and D. Doll. (2004). "Simulations of Multiple Pollutants over the
Pacific Regions Using the Models." 3rd CMAS Models-3 Workshop, Chapel Hill, NC.
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Streets D.G., T.C. Bond, T. Lee and C. Jang. (2004) "On the
Future of Carbonaceous Aerosol Emissions." J. Geophys. Res., v.109, D24212.
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Lin, C.J., S.E. Lindberg., T.C. Ho and C. Jang. (2004). "Development
of a Processor in BEIS3 for Vegetative Mercury Emission Processing in the
Continental United States." Atmospheric Environment, in press.
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Jang, C. J., P. Dolwick, B. Timin,
N. Possiel, M. Evangelista, and J. Tikvart. (2003).
"Annual Modeling Simulations of Ozone and Particulate Matter: Linkages and Emerging
Issues." 96th Annual Air & Waste Management Association Meeting, San Diego, CA.
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Jang, C. J. (2003). "Applications of Models-3/CMAQ System: From Urban and
Regional to Hemispheric Scales." 2nd CMAS Models-3 Workshop, Chapel Hill, NC.
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Fiore, A.M., D.J. Jacob, B.D. Field, D.G. Streets, S. Fernandes, and
C. Jang. (2002). "Linking Air Pollution and Climate Change: The Case
for Controlling Methane." Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(19), 1919.
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Jang, C. J., P. Dolwick, N. Possiel,
B. Timin, T. Braverman, and J. Tikvart. (2002).
"Evaluation and Sensitivity Studies of USEPA’s Annual Models-3/CMAQ
Simulations over Continental United States." 95th Annual Air & Waste Management Association Meeting,
Baltimore, MD.
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Jang, C. J., P. Dolwick, N. Possiel,
B. Timin, and J. Tikvart. (2001). "Annual Application of
U.S. EPA’s Third-Generation Air Quality Modeling System over Continental
United States." 94th Annual Air & Waste Management Association Meeting, Orlando, FL.
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Jang, C. J. and N. B. Chang. (2000). "Development and Applications of
USEPA’s Regulatory Air Quality Modeling System." J. of Chinese Inst.
of Environ. Eng., 10, 19-34.
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Jang, C. J., N. Possiel and M. Dudek. (1999). "Comparisons of
UAM-V and CAMx Model Performance and Responsiveness to Emission Control
Scenarios." 92th Annual Air & Waste Management Association Meeting, St. Louis, MO.
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Jang, C. J., B. Timin, J. Lawrimore, S. Holman, H. Jeffries,
N. Wheeler, P. Dolwick, D. Olerud and M. Houyoux. (1998). "Advanced Air Quality Modeling
System for the Simulation of Photochemical Ozone Formation over North Carolina."
91th Annual Air & Waste Management Association Meeting, San Diego, CA.
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Jang, C. J., S. C.-Y. Lo and J. Vukovich. (1997). "Sensitivity of Ozone
Predictions to Biogenic Hydrocarbon Chemistry and Emissions in Air Quality
Models." 90th Annual Air & Waste Management Association Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
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Jang, C. J.. (1996). "A Quantitative Technique for Evaluating the Importance and
Functioning of Chemical and Physical Processes in Air Quality Models." The 5th
International Atmospheric Sciences and Applications to Air Quality Conference, Seattle,
WA.
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Jang, C. J., H. E. Jeffries, D. W. Byun and J. E. Pleim. (1995). "Sensitivity
of Ozone to Model Grid Resolution: Part 1. Application of High-Resolution Regional Acid
Deposition Model." Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 29, No. 21, 3085-3100.
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Jang, C. J., H. E. Jeffries and S. Tonnesen. (1995). "Sensitivity of Ozone to
Model Grid Resolution: Part 2. Detailed Process Analysis for Ozone Chemistry."
Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 29, No. 21, 3101-3114.
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Jang, C. J., J. Ambrosiano, A.F. Hanna, A. Eyth, J. Vukovich, H. A. Hassen
and S. S. Fine. (1995). "A Graphical User Interface and Decision Support System for
Environmental Modeling Applications." Air & Waste Management Association International
1995 Pacific Rim Environmental Conference, San Francisco, CA.
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Phillips, S. B. and P.L. Finkelstein. (2006). "Comparison
of spatial patterns of pollutant distribution with CMAQ predictions."
Atmospheric Environment 40(26), 4999-5026.
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Strum, M., A. Pope, J. Thurman, D. Ensley, T. Palma,
R. Mason, R. Cook and S. Shedd. (2005). "Projection of
Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions to Future Years."
International Emission Inventory Conference: Transforming
Emission Inventories - Meeting Future Challenges Today, Las
Vegas, NV. |
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Strum, M., R. Mason and J. Thurman. (2004).
"User’s Guide for the Emissions Modeling System for Hazardous
Air Pollutants (EMS-HAP) Version 3." EPA 454/B-06-006. |
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Strum, M., L. Driver, R. Mason, J.D. Smith and
R. Billings. (2004). "Spatially Allocating Airport-related
Emissions for Air Quality Modeling: New Approach And New Data."
International Emission Inventory Conference:
Working for Clean Air in Clearwater, Clearwater, FL. |
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Strum, M., L. Driver, G. Gipson, W.G. Benjey,
R. Cook, C. Sepannen, M. Houyoux and G. Stella. (2003). "The
Use of SMOKE to Process Multi-pollutant Inventories -
Integration of Hazardous Air Pollutant And Volatile Organic
Compound Emissions." International Emission
Inventory Conference: Emission Inventories - Applying New
Technologies, San Diego, CA. |
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Cook, R., M. Strum, J. Touma, W. Battye, and
R. Mason. (2002). "Trends in Mobile Source-Related Ambient
Concentrations of Hazardous Air Pollutants, 1996 to 2007." SAE
Technical Paper No. 2002-01-1274. |
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Cook R., M. Strum, J. Touma and R. Mason. (2002).
"Contribution of Highway and Nonroad Mobile source Categories to
Ambient Concentrations of 20 Hazardous Air Pollutants in 1996."
SAE Technical Paper No. 2002-01-0650. |
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Mason, R., M. Strum, D. Linderman, and J. Touma.
(2002). "Projection of Future Year Emissions from a Base-Year
Toxics Emission Inventory." International
Emission Inventory Conference: Emission Inventories - Partnering
for the Future, Conference, Atlanta, GA. |
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Linderman, D., R. Mason and M. Strum. (2002).
"User’s Guide for the Emissions Modeling System for Hazardous
Air Pollutants (EMS-HAP) Version 2." EPA 454/B-02-001. |
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Seppanen, C., M. Houyoux, M. Strum, G. Stella and
N. Possiel (2002). "Design and Applicaiton of SMOKE Integration
with MOBILE6." International Emission Inventory
Conference: Emission Inventories - Partnering for the Future,
Atlanta, GA. |
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Strum, M., N. Frank, J. Touma, R. Mason and
V. Isakov. (2001). "Emissions Processing and Air Quality
Modeling for the National Air Toxics Assessment."
Annual Air & Waste Management Association Meeting, Orlando, FL. |
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Strum, M., A. Pope, and J. Touma. (2002).
"Uncertainties in the Use of the National Toxics Inventory for
the Initial National Screening Assessment: Pollutant Grouping
Issues." Annual Air & Waste Management Association Meeting and
Exhibition, Salt Lake City, UT. |
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Strum, M. (2000) "User’s Guide for the Emissions
Modeling System for Hazardous Air Pollutants (EMS-HAP, Version
1.1)." EPA-454/R-00-018. |
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Strum, M., J. Touma, B. Battye, J. Langstaff,
D. Linderman and A. Beidler. (1999). "An Emission Modeling
System for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Processing the National
Toxics Inventory for Dispersion Modeling."
Air & Waste Management Association Specialty Conference on Emissions Inventory, Raleigh, NC. |
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Strum, M. (1993). "Boiler Emissions Manual."
Developed for Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, NC. |
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Strum, M. and H.L. Toor. (1992). "Microphysical
Measurements of Fog Formed in a Turbulent Jet." Aerosol Science
and Technology, 16, 151-165. |
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Strum, M. and H.L. Toor. (1992). "Temperature
Measurements in Condensing Jets." Industrial and Engineering
Chemical Research, 31, 3. |
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Strum, M. (1991). "The Impact of Declaring Soybean
Oil Exempt from VOC regulations on the Coatings Program." EPA
450/3-91-011. |
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Strum, M. (1990). "Fog Formation in a Turbulent Jet."
PhD Dissertation, Carnegie Mellon, Chemical Engineering
Department, Pittsburgh, PA. |
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Wesson, K.H., G.G. Katul and M. Siqueira. (2002).
"Quantifying Organization of Atmospheric Turbulent Eddy Motion Using Nonlinear Time
Series Analysis." Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 106, 507-525. |
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Katul, G.G., C.T. Lai, M. Siqueira, and K. Schafer, J.D. Albertson,
K.H. Wesson, D. Ellsworth, and R. Oren. (2001). "Inferring Scalar
Sources and Sinks within Canopies using Forward and Inverse Methods" in Observations
and Modeling of Land-Surface Fluxes within Hydrologic Systems. ed., V. Lakshmi and J.D.
Albertson, American Geophysical Union, Washington D.C., 31-45.
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Wesson, K.H., C.T. Lai, and G.G. Katul. (2001).
"Sensible Heat Flux Estimation by Flux-Variance and Half-Order Time Derivative Methods."
Water Resources Research, 37, 2333-2343. |
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