Three-State Air Quality Study Technical Workshop
(http://views.cira.colostate.edu/tsdw/)
Colorado State University – Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)
(http://www.cira.colostate.edu/welcome/maps/location.php)
October 31 – November 1, 2013
Thursday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM and Friday 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time
For those who can’t attend in person, use the following conference line
877-939-7952 200753#
Goal – Review and discuss schedule and deliverables to bring the 3SDW on-line and continuing work.
Agenda
Thursday October 31st
8:30 AM Welcome and introductions, agenda review and order lunches
8:45 Overview of updated schedule / deliverables related to ongoing 3SAQS technical work – Tom Moore
9:00 Summary of 2008 modeling work so far and path forward – Zac Adelman, UNC-IE
Ř WestJumpAQMS Ozone and PM results for 3-State region
Ř WestJumpAQMS CMAQ-CAMx comparison results
Ř Reactivity Analysis results
Ř Plan and timeline for 2008 3SAQS emissions modeling and air quality modeling base case
· Discuss recommendations on base case plans for 3SDW, need for 3SAQS Technical Workgroup to do detailed review of WestJumpAQMS modeling results
10:15 Break
10:30 2008-based emissions projection activities – Zac and Ralph Morris and ENVIRON colleagues
· Discuss recommendations on 2008-based emission projections in 3SDW and further work, if needed
11:15 3SDW Operations - Zac & Shawn McClure, CIRA
Ř Design and structure review
Ř Tests and work since last Technical Committee meeting
Ř Plans for 3SDW Modeling Use Case Tests (placeholder for posting outline)
~12:00 PM Lunch on your own (for those of you not bringing your own lunch, we will have a “delivered sandwich” option that you can order and pay for a the beginning of the meeting)
12:30 3SDW Operations (ingestion, processing, metadata, tests, tools/displays, website), continued
· Discuss recommendation for Use Case Tests
· Discuss recommendations on content and level of functionality of 3SDW and timing of on-line start date for routine 3SDW version 1.0 operations
2:00 3SAQS Monitoring Network Assessment (methodology / work to date) – Till Stoeckenius, ENVIRON
3:00 Break
3:15 3SAQS Monitoring Network Assessment (implications and next steps) – Till and all
· Discuss recommendations on technical work to complete Assessment
4:00 Status of 2011 NEI release by OAQPS – Zac Adelman
4:30 Day 1 Action items - Tom
~5:00 Adjourn for the day
Friday November 1st
8:30 AM Welcome and agenda review
8:35 WestJumpAQMS Lessons Learned and developing the 2011 3SAQS platform – Zac and Ralph
Ř Lessons Learned from WestJumpAQMS to develop 3SAQS 2011 modeling platform
§ Review 3SAQS activities for 2011 modeling platform and projections
§ Identify applicability of lessons learned in WestJumpAQMS for 3SAQS 2011 Modeling Protocol development and review
§ Clarify expectations for 2013-14 3SAQS Data Warehouse emissions and modeling work
· Discuss recommendation(s) on: 1) timing and process for 3SAQS Technical Committee to review 2011 modeling protocol – specifically 2011-based O&G emission projections (form a workgroup?), and 2) industry involvement in developing 2011-based projections
9:30 3SAQS WRF Configuration Sensitivity Modeling & Evaluation - Jared Bowden & Aijun Xiu, UNC-IE and Bart Brashers & Robert Hahn, ENVIRON
· Discuss recommendation on using configuration proposed by UNC/ENVIRON, and any further work (further work would require more resources)
Break
10:45 Process on developing recommended Monitoring Network configuration:
Ř 3SAQS budget impacts to implement recommended Monitoring Network configuration – Mike George, NPS and cooperating agencies’ representatives
Ř Next steps on recommending Monitoring Network configuration and budget to the Steering Committee and the Leadership Team – Tom and all
11:15 Initial outline and schedule of 2011 emissions and air quality modeling by 3SDW team (discuss and add plans and needs from cooperating agencies) – Zac and Tom
· Recommendation by Technical Committee to develop and present a one-page summary for Steering Committee and Leadership Team
11:45 Review of schedules for 3SAQS and Data Warehouse activities, next Technical Committee workshop, Steering Committee, and Leadership Team meetings and calls – Tom
12:00 Adjourn workshop