About the Atmospheric and Environmental Systems Modeling Division
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What We Do
Management
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What We Do
The Atmospheric & Environmental Systems Modeling Division (AESMD):
- Conducts research to help EPA characterize processes that impact the transport, transformation, and fate of environmental contaminants in the air, and how they interact with the rest of the environment, in support of the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts;
- Develops and uses modeling tools to help manage air quality at multiple scales, such as models that estimate the contributions of various air emission sources to air pollution and inform exposure and effects assessments;
- Studies emission impacts from alternative energy pathways that can improve the cost-effectiveness of air quality management approaches and identify potential implications of energy system changes on air quality and other environmental media; and
- Advances the science of atmospheric modeling tools to support robust air quality management policy decisions.
Relevant Research
- The Community Multiscale Air Quality Modeling System (CMAQ)
- Visual Environment for Rich Data Interpretation (VERDI)
- Community-LINE Source Model (C-LINE) to estimate roadway emissions
- Fertilizer Emission Scenario Tool
- GCAM Long-term Interactive Multi-Pollutant Scenario Evaluator (GLIMPSE)
Management
Will Yelverton, Acting Director
- Phone: 919-541-9737
- Email: yelverton.will@epa.gov
Branches
Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Branch
Branch Chief: Rob Pinder
Atmospheric Dynamics and Meteorology Branch
Branch Chief: Wyat Appel
Emissions Systems Analysis Branch
Branch Chief: Jacky Rosati
Natural Systems Characterization Branch
Acting Branch Chief: Wyat Appel
Main Office Location
US EPA ORD Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling
Atmospheric and Environmental Systems Modeling Division
109 T.W. Alexander Drive
Mail Code: E243-02
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709