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2015-10-20 Tools Workgroup

Date: October 20, 2015
Time: 2-3:30pm MDT
Call in: 1-800-768-2983 and access code 4918837
Webinar: https://join.me/IWDW-Online

IWDW Visualization Tools Workgroup

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Links

Tools wiki Meeting minutes and agendas
Tools workgroup forum IWDW Forum topic on tool development
Planning doc (updated Oct. 21, 2015)

Current tools

IWDW Data Includes the tools:
  • Emissions Review
  • Source Apportionment
  • Model-to-Observation Comparison
  • Model Performance Evaluation Plots
  • Summary Reports

Development

Geospatial tools
  • IWDW GIS Server:link

Agenda

  1. Workgroup roles & tool review
  2. Status of current tools
    1. Supported modeling platforms & observational data
    2. Features
  3. Development priorities
  4. Other items
  5. Next call

Minutes

Attendees

Mark Jones (NMED), Chris Pennell (UTDEQ), Gail Tonnesen (EPA), Kevin Briggs (CODPHE), Rebecca Matichuk (EPA), Nancy Daher (UTDEQ), Ken Rairigh (WYDEQ), Zac Adleman (UNCIE), Tom Moore (WESTAR), Shawn McClure (CIRA), Dustin Schmidt (CIRA), Rodger Ames (CIRA)

Recap

Rodger Ames began the call with an overview of the agenda, and pointed out resources for the workgroup, including the workgroup wiki, forum, and issue tracker for internal project management.

The group used the attached planning document to walk throughreview the respectivecurrent IWDW tools and look at their currenttool functionality and discuss possible enhancements.enhancements . An updated version of the planning doc is attached to the agenda.agenda which includes feedback received during the call. The IWDW tools were reviewed in the order shown on the planning doc.

Beginning with the ERT, Rebecca suggested breaking out VOCs into speciated components in order to track reactive VOCs, such as CH2O. Zac indicated that this would be problematic in the current ERT because some VOC source categories, such as biogeneics, do not include VOC speciation, however speciation could be provided forspeciation. However, most anthropogenic source categories do include VOC speciation, and the tool could be modified for these categories. Rebecca then suggested movingalternatively tracking ofincluding speciated VOCs toin a latter point in the emissions processing stream, for example toin modela readytool that displays model-ready gridded emissionsspeciated where VOC speciation is prescribed.emissions. Zac pointed out that at that point county codes are not retained, which looses a key linkage in the current ERT.

Discussion turned to aligning tool development with the EPA's MPE guidance document,document. The whichguidance doc. prioritizes sets of graphic analysis products that are most useful to various components of theStudy modeling platform MPE process.. Tom noted that there is also a need to develop a feedback process whereby issues identified during modeling evaluation (for example during emissions review) can beare incorporated into modelrevised application.PGM modeling. For example, a tool to display spatial model-ready gridded emissions could reveal discrepancies in emissions inventories across State/county lines.

MPE tool: Tom suggested developing a matrix of available plotsgraphics by plot type,types, parameter, and other indices of interest (such as dry & wet dep, etc.). Rebecca added that certain plots are necessary to identify model performance issues, asand indicatedthese plots could be identified in the MPE guidancetool doc., and such plots could be identified.UI.

Model-to-obs: Rebecca suggested adding diurnal plots to the output options, for example, filtering hourly O3 by a specific time-of-day. Zac noted that such plots are part of the AMET output and providedand available in the MPE static plot browser, however they might be difficult to find. see ftp://imgreader@viking.cira.colostate.edu/3SDW/3SAQS/2011/Base11a/plots/AQ/CO/CAMx_3SAQS04_B11a_CO_AQS_Hourly_O3_mar_hourlyboxplot.png

SA tool: The current tool,tool and plans for future versions were presented at the SeptSept. 23 Tech. Committee workshop, thus the group did not go over thisthe SA tool during the call.

Summary Reports: Kevin Briggs suggested revising the O3 threshold to reflect the 70ppb standard. Shawn noted that in addition to S and N, he will be adding Hg and PM to the deposition tools. The idea of incorporating model output to the standard reports was also raised.

GIS tools: Dustin gave an overview of demoa GIS tool whichthat displays houly O3 CMAx output withalongside monitoringO3 data.obs. The group discussed obtaining GIS layers that are relevant to the Study. GIS datasets identified as potentially relevant to the Study and would be worthwhile obtaining for future GIS tools:include: NEPA project boundaries - these could be obtained for historic studies, but and likely not available for current studies until post ROD.studies. Rebecca volunteered to inquire about obtainingthe availability of historic NEPA project boundary shape files for Region 8, as well as non-attainment area shape files. Other shapeboundary files identifieddepicting arenon-attainment areareas. The group will also look for Tribal lands and O&G basins.basin shape files. Zac mentionedwill aprovide an ArcMap layer he created that displays emissions category pie chartscharts. superimposed on GIS layers, seeSee http://vibe.cira.colostate.edu/wiki/Attachments/Images/UT_AQ_3SAQS_B11a_VOC.png for, an example showing pie charts of VOC source categories.categories superimposed on an O&G activity layer. There was a general discussion regarding maintainingthe need to maintain consistent tool UIs and general tool "look and feel" across the IWDW website.feel".

Action Items

  • Rodger - develop matrices of plot characteristics for MPE and Model-to-obs tools
  • Rodger/Rebecca - meet to align IWDW tool development priorities with EPA checklist MPE recommendations
  • Rebecca - inquire about Region 8 NEPA project & non-attainment boundary files in Region 8
  • Zac - provide examples of AMET diurnal plots and ArcMap generated emissions pie chart overlays (see links in meeting minutes)
  • Shawn - include 70ppb standard toin O3 reports; update Model-to-obs tool with new platformsmodeling platform model-to-obs pairings