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10th Modeling Conference Presentations
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Disclaimer: The presentations provided below were the presentations given during the proceedings of the 10th Conference on Air Quality Modeling. The information contained in some of these presentations may not reflect U.S. EPA policy and should not be considered as an official endorsement of the Agency. The presentations given on Thursday, March 15, 2012 during the Public Presentation Session were public comments being presented to the Agency for consideration.
Day 1 - March 13, 2012
Morning Session
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Welcome and Opening Remarks to the 10th Modeling Conference
- Welcome to the 10th Modeling Conference (PDF, 689KB) – Chet Wayland
- Appendix W Status and Updates (PDF, 64KB) – Tyler Fox
- Model Clearinghouse Status and Update (PDF, 105KB) – George Bridgers
- Clarification Memoranda (PDF, 1.4MB) – Roger Brode
- AERMOD Modeling System Update (PDF, 677KB) – Roger Brode
- AERSCREEN Update (PDF, 90KB) – James Thurman
- AERMINUTE Update (PDF, 330KB) – James Thurman
- AERSURFACE Update (PDF, 6.9MB) – Roger Brode
- AERMIC Update (PDF, 3.8MB) – Roger Brode
Appendix W / Model Clearinghouse Update
Currently Preferred AQ Models - AERMOD
Afternoon Session
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AERMOD Applications Development
- Use of Equivalent Building Dimensions (EBDs) in AERMOD (PDF, 714KB) – Ron Petersen
- AERMOD Low Wind Speed Evaluation Study (PDF, 1.4MB) – Bob Paine
- Modeling of Haul Roads: Best Practices (PDF, 76KB) – Randy Robinson
- Modeling of Fugitive Emissions / Haul Roads (PDF, 218KB) – Chat Cowherd
- Conformity PM2.5 Hotspot Modeling Guidance (PDF, 592KB) – Meg Patulski
- CALPUFF Modeling System Update (PDF, 140KB) – Tyler Fox
- CALPUFF Modeling System Status and Availability (PDF, 158KB) – Gale Hoffnagle
- CALPUFF Near-field Validation (PDF, 932KB) – Roger Brode
- MMIF Prognostic Met Data Processing Tool Development and Testing (PDF, 2.0MB) – Kirk Baker / Bret Anderson
Currently Preferred AQ Models - CALPUFF
Prognostic Met Data
Day 2 - March 14, 2012
Morning Session
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Introduction to Day 2
- Overview of EPA's Process & Scope for Updating Appendix W (PDF, 65KB) – Tyler Fox
- Draft PM2.5 Permit Modeling Guidance (PDF, 320KB) – George Bridgers
- PM2.5 Permit Modeling - Industrial Presentation (PDF, 448KB) – Ryan Gesser
- Challenges of Modeling for New 1-hour NO2 & SO2 NAAQS (PDF, 91KB) – Tyler Fox
- AERMOD Evaluations under New 1-hour NO2 & SO2 NAAQS (PDF, 2.0MB) – Roger Brode
- AERMOD Implementation WorkGroup (AIWG) - 1-hour NO2/SO2 Modeling Study (PDF, 1.2MB) – James Thurman / Erik Snyder
PM2.5 Modeling
1-hour NO2/SO2 Modeling
Afternoon Session
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1-hour NO2/SO2 Modeling (Continued)
- AERMOD Modeling for the NJ Section 126 Rule (PDF, 1.4MB) – Roger Brode
- EMVAP Emissions Processor (PDF, 2.8MB) – Bob Paine
- NO2 Modeling - ARM 2 (PDF, 930KB) – Mark Podrez
- NO2 Modeling - PVMRM Evaluation (PDF, 1.5MB) – Steve Hanna
- Collection of In-stack NO/NO2 Ratio Information (PDF, 481KB) – Dan Dix
- Emerging Models / Techniques - EPA Direction & Needs (PDF, 99KB) – Tyler Fox
- Overview of EPA's LRT and Chemistry Model Evaluation Efforts (PDF, 875KB) – Kirk Baker
- LRT Tracer Model Intercomparison and Evaluation Study (PDF, 335KB) – Ralph Morris
- Single-Source AQ/AQRV Demonstration Project (PDF, 2.2MB) – Bret Anderson
- Plume Chemistry Evaluation (PDF, 1.9MB) – James Kelly
- Screening Approach for O3 Impacts from New Sources for Sydney, Australia (PDF, 469KB) – Ralph Morris
- Summary of EPA Efforts/Process Going Forward (No Presentation, Comments Only) – Tyler Fox
Emerging Models / Techniques
Day 3 - March 15, 2012
Morning Session
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Introduction to Day 3
- Introduction to the Public Presentation Session (PDF, 674KB) – George Bridgers / Chet Wayland
- AB-3 Meteorology Committee: General Comments (PDF, 58KB) – Pietro Catizone
- AB-3: Building Downwash Modeling with AERMOD (PDF, 1.4MB) – Lloyd Schulman
- AB-3: Assessment of EPA’s ETEX Evaluation Study (PDF, 2.6MB) – Joe Scire
- AB-3: New Developments and Evaluations of the CALPUFF Model (PDF, 920KB) – Joe Scire
- Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. and West Associates: Public Comments and Feedback (No Presentation, Comments Only) – Andy Berger
- API: Public Comments and Feedback (PDF, 1.6MB) – Steve Hanna
- AF&PA: Issues Paper Mills Face with Permitting Modeling for SO2 and NO2 (PDF, 474KB) – Ryan Gesser
- EPRI: Testing of Sub-Hourly Meteorological Data in AERMOD (PDF, 410KB) – Bob Paine
- EPRI: Testing of the Practical Distance to Which a Steady-State Model Should be Applied (PDF, 1.2MB) – Bob Paine
- Comparison of Modeled vs. Monitored SO2 Concentrations from a Network of 5 Monitors in North Dakota (PDF, 2.7MB) – Bob Paine
- A Procedure for Modeling Buoyant Line Sources with AERMOD (PDF, 20KB) – Allen Dittenhoefer
- Dispersion of Buoyant Emissions from a Low Level Urban Source (PDF, 1.5MB) – Qiguo Jing
- Modeling Buoyant Volume Sources in AERMOD (PDF, 104KB) – Bob Paine
- Issues with AERMOD Modeling of Severe Building Downwash Effects with Nearly Calm Winds (Combined with Previous Presentation) – Bob Paine
- Comparison of Met Data & Modeled Concentrations Based on AERMET-Only vs. AERMET+AERMINUTE (PDF, 380KB) – George Schewe
- Effects of Met Data Processing on AERMOD Output Concentrations (PDF, 1.&MB) – Sergio Guerra
Public Presentations
Afternoon Session
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Public Presentations (Continued)
- General Issues Presentation Addressing Modeling Needs (PDF, 117KB) – Doug Blewitt & Dana Wood
- NO2 Model Performance Evaluation Procedures (PDF, 133KB) – Doug Blewitt & Dana Wood
- UARG: Public Comments and Feedback (No Presentation, Comments Only) – Cindy Langworthy
- Comments on Technical Air Dispersion Modeling Issues of Concern to Rio Tinto (PDF, 301KB) – Mark Bennett
- Compliance Modeling for the 1-hour SO2 Standard (PDF, 3.1MB) – Stephen Mueller
- Sullivan County, TN - Eastman Special Monitoring Network (PDF, 3.0MB) – Steve Gossett
- Challenges with Modeling for the 1-hr SO2 NAAQS Standard: An Aluminum Plant Case Study (PDF, 323KB) – Ashley Jones
- Experiences and Challenges of 1-hour SO2 Compliance Demonstration and Designations Modeling (PDF, 872KB) – Mark Garrison
- Evaluations of CALPUFF 6.4; Experience with Modeling for 1 hour NO2 and SO2 Compliance in Baltimore; and Using MM5 Data for Local Scale Modeling (PDF, 3.5MB) – Mark Garrison
- Recent Development, Evaluation, Applications, and Plans for the SCICHEM Model (PDF, 569KB) – Eladio Knipping
- Comparisons of CALPUFF and SCIPUFF with Tracer Gas Observations at Two Mesoscale Field Experiments (PDF, 1.3MB) – Steve Hanna
- Evaluations of Prognostic Meteorological Models with Field Observations, with Focus on Meteorological Variables used in Dispersion Models (PDF, 564KB) – Steve Hanna
- A Proposed Method to Screen Source Impacts on Potential Background Monitors Using the NCDC 6405 Dataset (PDF, 277KB) – David Long
- Top Five Conventional and Unconventional Ways to Meet the NAAQS (PDF, 174KB) – Tony Colombari
- Southern Company: Public Comments and Feedback (No Presentation, Comments Only) – Justin Walters
Closing Remarks