88th Annual Meeting (20-24 January 2008)

: 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

Program Chair: S. Pal S. Arya , Department of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, North Carolina State University

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Sunday, 20 January 2008

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7:30 AM-9:30 AM: Sunday, 20 January 2008


Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 20 January 2008


Conference Registration

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 20 January 2008


7th Annual WeatherFest
Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Monday, 21 January 2008

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7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008


Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January

9:00 AM-10:15 AM: Monday, 21 January 2008


1
AIR QUALITY MODELING AND FORECASTING-I
Location: 220 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Brian K. Eder, NERL/EPA /ARL/NOAA

Papers:
  9:00 AM
1.1
An evaluation of the WRF-CMAQ experimental air quality forecast model for the summer of 2007
Brian K. Eder, NERL/EPA /ARL/NOAA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and R. Mathur, D. Kang, and S. Yu

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (192.4 kB)
  9:15 AM
1.2
Comparison of observed, MM5 and WRF model-simulated, and HPAC/SCIPUFF-assumed boundary layer meteorological variables for three days during the IHOP field experiment
Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants, Kennebunkport, ME; and E. Hendrick, L. Santos, B. Reen, D. R. Stauffer, A. Deng, J. T. McQueen, M. Tsidulko, and I. Sykes

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.4 MB)
  9:30 AM
1.3
Analysis and inter-comparison of air quality models for the El Paso-Juarez Airshed
Tatiana Gonzalez, Howard University, Washington D.C., DC; and R. M. Fitzgerald, D. Lu, and W. R. Stockwell

  9:45 AM
1.4
Model representation of local “air quality climatology"
Stephen F. Mueller, Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, AL

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (868.8 kB)
  10:00 AM
1.5
Application of Potential Vorticity in a comprehensive air quality forecast model for Ozone
Hsin-mu Lin, STC, Hampton, VA and NOAA/ARL/ERL, Research Triangle Park, NC; and R. Mathur, S. A. McKeen, P. C. Lee, and J. Mcqueen

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 21 January 2008


Coffee Break (Mon a.m.)

10:45 AM-11:45 AM: Monday, 21 January 2008


2
AIR QUALITY MODELING AND FORECASTING-II
Location: 220 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Michael D. Moran, EC

Papers:
  10:45 AM
2.1
Particle dispersion in an urban environment
Mario F. Trujillo, Applied Research Lab, State College, PA; and A. E. Parkhill and S. E. Haupt

  Recorded presentation
  11:00 AM
2.2
Predicted acid deposition critical-load exceedances across Canada from a one-year simulation with a regional particulate-matter model
Michael D. Moran, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and Q. Zheng, R. Pavlovic, S. Cousineau, V. S. Bouchet, M. Sassi, P. A. Makar, W. Gong, and C. Stroud

Poster PDF (2.5 MB)
  11:15 AM
2.3
Automatic verification of the BlueSky smoke forecasting system
Robert Solomon, USDA Forest Service, Seattle, WA; and N. Larkin, S. O'Neill, T. Strand, and B. Potter

  11:30 AM
2.4
Smoke forecasting using the BlueSky smoke modeling framework
Narasimhan Larkin, USDA Forest Service, Seattle, WA; and D. Sullivan, S. O'Neill, S. Raffuse, R. Solomon, C. Krull, M. Rorig, and T. Strand

11:45 AM-1:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008


Opening Plenary Session Featuring Mayor Nagin of New Orleans (Cash & Carry Lunch)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008


3
AIR QUALITY MODELING AND FORECASTING-III
Location: 220 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Ronald L. Petersen, CPP, Inc.

Papers:
  1:30 PM
3.1
Improved Building Dimension Inputs for AERMOD
Ronald L. Petersen, CPP, Inc., Fort Collins, CO

  Recorded presentation
  1:45 PM
3.2
Roadside Air Quality Simulation Model in Japan Clean Air Program
Yasuo Yoshikawa, Japan Petroleum Energy Center / Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Atsugi-shi, Japan; and A. Ito, S. Hayashi, and S. Terada

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (773.8 kB)
  2:00 PM
3.3
Source inversion using the collector footprint methodology
Dragan Zajic, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. J. Brown

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (246.6 kB)
  2:15 PM
3.4
Examining Various Spatial Scales of a Hypothetical Chlorine
Kerrie J. Long, Penn State Univ., State College, PA; and S. E. Haupt, F. J. Zajaczkowski, and L. J. Peltier

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.1 MB)

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008


Poster Session 1
Poster Session P1
Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

Papers:
 
P1.1
A multi-meteorology air quality ensemble

 
P1.2
Impacts of atmospheric blocking on regional air quality over East Asia
Jiyoung Kim, National Institute of Meteorological Research, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea; and H. S. Lee

Poster PDF (170.6 kB)
 
P1.3
Bombay Plume transport, structure, and microphysical interactions over the Arabian Sea during Indian Winter Monsoon
Andrew C. Martin, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL

Poster PDF (273.1 kB)
 
P1.4
Modeling Effects of Atmospheric Aerosols on Microphysical Processes of Warm Cloud
Xiaochen Liu, National Univ. of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland; and Q. Liu and J. Sweeney

Poster PDF (165.1 kB)
 
P1.5
Similarities and Differences between Multi-sensor Data Fusion and Data Assimilation: Implications for Over-determined vs. Under-determined Systems
Andrew J. Annunzio, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and S. E. Haupt and G. Young

 
P1.6
Source Characterization and Meteorology Retrieval using a Genetic Algorithm with SCIPUFF
Kerrie J. Long, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and S. E. Haupt and G. Young

 
P1.7
Adding Realism to Source Characterization with a Genetic Algorithm
Luna M. Rodriguez, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and S. E. Haupt and G. Young

Poster PDF (302.0 kB)

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (mon p.m.)
Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008


4
Frank Gifford Memorial Session
Location: 220 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants

Papers:
  4:00 PM
4.1
A simple urban dispersion model tested with Madison Square Garden 2005 (MSG05) tracer observations
Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants, Kennebunkport, ME; and E. Baja

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.8 MB)
 
4.2
Concentration variability and dispersion model evaluation using coupled Lagrangian particle and LES models

  4:30 PM
4.3
Studies of Transport and Dispersion in Coastal Regions
K. Shankar Rao, NOAA/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and R. F. Kamada

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (498.0 kB)
  4:45 PM
4.4
Numerical simulations of air flows and transport of airborne materials in the exterior and interior of buildings in complex terrain
Tetsuji Yamada, YSA Corporation, Santa Fe, NM

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (258.3 kB)
  5:00 PM
4.5
Atmospheric turbulence and diffusion estimates derived from plume image analysis
Carmen J. Nappo, NOAA/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and D. Miller and A. L. Hiscox

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.3 MB)
  5:15 PM
4.6
A coupled Eulerian and Lagrangian mixing model for intermittent concentration time series incorporating meandering
Massimo Cassiani, Duke Univ., Durham, NC; and P. Franzese and J. D. Albertson

  Recorded presentation

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008


Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Tuesday, 22 January 2008

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8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


5
Pollutant Transport, Transformation, and Removal Processes
Location: 220 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Robert D. Bornstein, San Jose State University

Papers:
  8:30 AM
5.1
Simulations of met conditions during a Houston ozone episode and the NYC DHS MSG tracer study with urbanized MM5 (uMM5)
R. Bornstein, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA; and E. Weinroth, R. Balmori, and H. Taha

  Recorded presentation
  8:45 AM
5.2
Improvements to a Fast-Response Urban Wind Model
Matthew A. Nelson, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and B. Addepalli, F. Hornsby, A. A. Gowardhan, E. Pardyjak, and M. J. Brown

http://www.lanl.gov/projects/quic

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (904.1 kB)
  9:00 AM
5.3
A Coupled Mesoscale and Microscale Modeling Capability
William Coirier, CFD Research Corporation, Huntsville, AL; and S. V. Marella, H. Q. Yang, J. R. Mayes, S. Kim, F. Chen, J. Michalakes, S. Miao, and M. Bettencourt

  9:15 AM
5.4
The impact of convective parameter sensitivity on simulated global atmospheric CO distributions
Lesley Ott, ORAU/NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Pawson and J. T. Bacmeister

  Recorded presentation
  9:30 AM
5.5
Apportionment of Contributors to Ozone in three U.S./Mexico Border Twin-cities
Chune Shi, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ; and H. J. S. Fernando

Poster PDF (79.7 kB)

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Tue a.m.)
Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


6
Laboratory Experiments and Field Observations
Location: 220 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Michael J. Brown, LANL

Papers:
  11:00 AM
6.1
Limits of Fidelity in Urban Plume Dispersion Modeling-Sensitivities to the Input Wind Direction
Michael J. Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and D. Zajic and A. Gowardhan

Poster PDF (792.5 kB)
  11:15 AM
6.2
Concentration Fluctuations in a Downtown Urban Area – Analysis of Concentration Data from the Joint Urban 2003 Full-Scale and Wind-Tunnel Measurements
Petra Klein, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. Leitl, M. Schatzmann, and D. Young

  11:30 AM
6.3
Trends in Estimated Mixing Depth Daily Maximums
Robert L. Buckley, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC; and A. DuPont, R. J. Kurzeja, and M. J. Parker

Poster PDF (332.0 kB)
  11:45 AM
6.4
Preliminary results from a single building air flow patterns field study
Gail-Tirrell Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM NM; and R. Cionco, M. Bustillos, R. Brice, and S. D'Arcy

Poster PDF (84.7 kB)

11:00 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Exhibits Open (Tuesday)
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Presidental Forum: Hurricane Katrina: Looking Back to Look Ahead (Cash & Carry) (Presidental Forum will run parallel to the other sessions throughout the afternoon)
Location: La Louisiane (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Joint Session 1
Measurements and Modeling of Aerosols and Clouds-I
Location: 220 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 10th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Jeffrey S. Gaffney, Univ. of Arkansas

Papers:
  1:30 PM
J1.1
Biogenic carbon dominance based on 13C/12C and 14C measurements of total carbon at T-0 and T-1 sites during MILAGRO
Jeffrey S. Gaffney, Univ. of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR; and N. A. Marley, N. C. Sturchio, L. Heraty, N. Martinez, K. Hardy, and T. Guilderson

Poster PDF (130.0 kB)
  1:45 PM
J1.2
A Comparison of aerosol optical properties at T1 and T0 during the MILAGRO field study
Nancy A. Marley, Univ. of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR; and J. S. Gaffney, T. Castro, and A. Salcido

Poster PDF (216.2 kB)
  2:00 PM
J1.3
Variability of Georgia and Florida air quality as a function of radar derived aerosol coverage and height
Thomas A. Jones, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. A. Christopher

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.9 MB)
  2:15 PM
J1.4
Modeling the transport and dispersion of smoke aerosols from the May 2007 Georgia fires
Yuling Wu, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and U. S. Nair, T. Jones, and S. A. Christopher

  Recorded presentation
  2:30 PM
J1.5
Scanning Electron Microscope and Micro-Chemical Speciation of Sulfate-dominated, lead-bearing aerosols, New York City, 2007
Nicholas C. Steiner, City College of New York, New York, NY; and S. St. John, D. Breger, and J. C. Steiner

  Recorded presentation
  2:45 PM
J1.6
The impact of aerosols on medium range weather forecasts
Sarah Lu, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and H. Huang, J. McQueen, R. Treadon, Y. T. Hou, and A. Da Silva

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (tues p.m.)
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Joint Session 2
Measurements and Modeling of Aerosols and Clouds-II
Location: 220 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 10th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC

Papers:
  3:30 PM
J2.1
Improving Operational Aerosol Forecasting through Assimilation of Satellite-based Observations andAdvances in Numerical Model Components: Status and Progress
John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC, Raleigh, NC; and R. Husar, C. Hsu, C. J. Coats Jr., M. J. Jeong, J. Warner, and S. Datta

  Recorded presentation
  3:45 PM
J2.2
Forecasting and measurement of mineral dust concentrations in Kuwait and Iraq
Benjamin H. Barnum, Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD; and N. S. Winstead, G. R. Brooks, B. Telfeyan, P. M. Murray, L. Burke, P. Ginoux, and A. Carr

  4:00 PM
J2.3
A Satellite based multi-sensor approach to assess multi-year biomass burning aerosol radiative impacts over Amazonia
Falguni Patadia, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and P. Gupta, S. A. Christopher, J. S. Reid, and E. Hyer

  Recorded presentation
  4:15 PM
J2.4
A numerical simulation study of fog and visibility in local airports over the Korean peninsula using the WRF model
Cheol-Han Bang, Yonsei Univ., Seoul, South Korea; and J. Lee and S. Y. Hong

  Recorded presentation
  4:30 PM
J2.5
Effects of Aerosols on Shallow Marine Clouds in Bay of Bengal
Matthew Igel, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and N. Meskhidze, A. Aiyyer, and L. Remer

  Recorded presentation
  4:45 PM
J2.6
Estimating PM10 Emissions from Crop Harvest Using Different Techniques: Atmospheric Tracer and Inverse Dispersion Model
Guowang Qiu, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and E. Pattey

  Recorded presentation
  5:00 PM
J2.7
Evidence of mineral dust altering cloud microphysics and precipitation
Qilong Min, SUNY, Albany, NY; and R. Li, E. Joseph, S. Wang, Y. Hu, and V. Morris

Wednesday, 23 January 2008

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8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Joint Panel Discussion 2
Enhancing the Connectivity between Research and Applications for the Benefit of Society Part II
Location: R08-R09 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the 20th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 10th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the The Committee on Applied Climatology; the The Board on the Urban Environment; the The Measurements STAC; the 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research )
Moderator: David M. Schultz, Univ. of Helsinki/Finnish Meteorological Institute
Panelists: Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ.; Kenneth Schere, NOAA/ERL/ARL; S. Pal S. Arya, Department of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, North Carolina State University; Heidi Cullen, The Weather Channel/Georgia Institute of Technology; Anthony Brazel, Arizona State Univ.; John T. Snow, University of Oklahoma

Papers:
  8:30 AM
David M. Schultz

  Recorded presentation
  8:30 AM
Henry Reges

  Recorded presentation
  8:30 AM
Kenneth Schere

  Recorded presentation
  8:30 AM
S. Pal S. Arya

  8:30 AM
Heidi Cullen

  Recorded presentation
  8:30 AM
Anthony Brazel

  Recorded presentation
  8:30 AM
John T. Snow

  Recorded presentation
  8:30 AM
Panel Discussion

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Coffee Break (Wed a.m.)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Joint Session 3
Atmospheric Chemistry, Turbulent Mixing, And Boundary Layer Dynamics
Location: 220 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 10th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Nelson L. Seaman, Penn State Univ.

Papers:
  10:30 AM
J3.1
Evaluation of meander-like wind variance in high-resolution WRF model simulations of the stable nocturnal boundary layer
Nelson L. Seaman, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and B. Gaudet, A. Deng, S. Richardson, D. R. Stauffer, and L. Mahrt

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (924.8 kB)
  10:45 AM
J3.2
Large eddy simulation of the atmospheric boundary layer under various stability conditions
Mohamed M. Hefny, Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; and R. Ooka

  11:00 AM
J3.3
Investigation of carbon monoxide in the city of Săo Paulo using large eddy simulation
Georgia Codato, University of Săo Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and A. Oliveira, J. Soares, E. Marques Filho, and U. Rizza

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (565.5 kB)
  11:15 AM
J3.4
Impact of land use change on the evolution of convective boundary layer
Yuling Wu, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and U. U. Nair, T. J. Lyons, J. Hacker, R. M. Welch, and R. A. Pielke Sr.

  Recorded presentation
  11:30 AM
J3.5
Identifying differences in polar and mid-latitude turbulent bursting events
Julie A. Phillipson, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and S. Basu and X. Gilliam

  Recorded presentation
  11:45 AM
J3.6
Ship-based lidar measurements of nocturnal mean winds, mixing height and boundary layer dynamics and correlation to Houston ozone measurements during TexAQS II
Sara Tucker, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and W. A. Brewer, C. J. Senff, R. M. Banta, and W. M. Angevine

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (193.6 kB)

11:00 AM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Exhibits Open (wednesday)
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Lunch Break (Cash & Carry in Exhibit Hall) (Wednesday)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Joint Session 4
Photochemical Modeling and Monitoring-I
Location: 220 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 10th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Yang Zhang, North Carolina State Univ.

Papers:
  1:30 PM
J4.1
Analysis of the impact of meteorological model performance on CMAQ model predictions and performance
K. Wyat Appel, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and R. C. Gilliam

  Recorded presentation
  1:45 PM
J4.2
Some Preliminary Results from the Development of Global WRF/Chem
Yang Zhang, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and X. Y. Wen, W. C. Skamarock, G. A. Grell, S. E. Peckham, S. J. Ghan, and R. C. Easter

  2:00 PM
J4.3
Investigating the impact of high resolution meteorological input and emissions on modeling ozone in the Pacific Northwest
Ying Xie, US Environmental Protection Agency, NC; and B. K. Lamb

  Recorded presentation
  2:15 PM
J4.4
Analysis of the Mexico City urban plume at Altzomoni site at 4.000 m a.s.l
Bernhard Rappenglueck, Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX; and R. Steinbrecher, R. Forkel, J. Allan, L. Russell, M. Grutter, and D. Baumgardner

Poster PDF (579.5 kB)

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (wednesday p.m.)
Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)


Poster Session P2
Poster Session P2
Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

Papers:
 
P2.1
The WRF Model's new explicit numerical diffusion and its effects on transport and dispersion in the planetary boundary layer
Jason C. Knievel, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. H. Bryan, J. H. Copeland, and J. P. Hacker

Poster PDF (610.6 kB)
 
P2.2
Characterization of local air quality over Lake Clarke at Long Level, Pennsylvania
Geoffrey L. Baum, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and B. M. Crowthers, T. D. Sikora, and R. D. Clark

 
P2.3
Dispersion Modeling with a Dense Network of Meteorological Observations using ARMADA (Army RDT&E Meteorological Architecture for Data Archival) at Dugway Proving Ground

 
P2.4
Does the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model reproduce the characteristics of atmospheric surface layers accurately?
Rachel Rogers, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and S. Basu

 
P2.5
The Empirical Mode Decomposition and Intermittent Turbulence
Christina Ho, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and X. Gilliam, J. A. Phillipson, and S. Basu

Poster PDF (339.3 kB)
 
P2.6
Aerosol and Plume Height Measurements from Satellites for Air Quality Studies
Nancy A. Ritchey, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and J. W. Closs, L. A. Hunt, J. M. Kusterer, and K. A. Cannon

 
P2.7
A stochastic model for the collection growth of ice particles
Lester Alfonso Sr., Universidad Autonoma de la Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

Poster PDF (62.2 kB)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Joint Session 5
Photochemical Modeling and Monitoring-II
Location: 220 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 10th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Jason K.S. Ching, NOAA

Papers:
  4:00 PM
J5.1
Descriptions of sub-grid model variability and methods for incorporation in advanced applications of CMAQ
Jason K. Ching, USEPA/ORD/NERL/AMD, Research Triangle Park, NC NC; and V. Isakov and M. A. Majeed

  Recorded presentation
  4:15 PM
J5.2
A Nudging Strategy for Mesobeta-Scale WRF Simulations Suitable for Retrospective Air Quality Modeling
Tanya L. Otte, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC

  4:30 PM
J5.3
The Impact of Nudging in the Meteorological Model for Retrospective Air Quality Simulations
Tanya L. Otte, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC

  4:45 PM
J5.4
3D Air Quality and the Clean Air Interstate Rule: Lagrangian sampling of CMAQ model results to aid regional pollution accountability metrics
T. Duncan Fairlie, NASA, Hampton, VA; and J. Szykman, R. Scheffe, F. Dimmick, R. B. Pierce, A. Gilliland, J. Engel-Cox, S. Weber, J. Al-Saadi, and C. Kittaka

Poster PDF (2.8 MB)
  5:00 PM
J5.5
Analysis of ambient ozone and precursor monitoring data in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana before and after Hurricane Katrina
Mark E. Sather, EPA, Dallas, TX

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.2 MB)
  5:15 PM
J5.6
Can Meteorologically Adjusted Ozone Trends Estimate the Impact of the NOx SIP Call?
Adrienne M. Wootten, North Carolina State Univ., Louisburg, NC NC; and G. Antczak

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar) (Wednesday)
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


AMS Annual Awards Banquet at the Hilton Riverside Hotel

Thursday, 24 January 2008

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8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 24 January 2008


7
All Other Aspects of Air Pollution Meteorology
Location: 220 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Eugene Yee, Defence R&D Canada - Suffield

Papers:
  8:30 AM
7.1
Inverse dispersion of an unknown number of contaminant sources
Eugene Yee, Defence R&D Canada - Suffield, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (393.5 kB)
  8:45 AM
7.2
The effect of local circulations on ozone transport in the Houston-Galveston Area during TexAQS II
Monica R. Patel, Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX; and B. Lefer

  Recorded presentation
  9:00 AM
7.3
Fresno Eddy recirculation and its impact on ozone buildup in the San Joaquin Valley of California
Scott Beaver, Univ. of California, Davis, CA; and A. Palazoglu and A. Singh

  Recorded presentation
  9:15 AM
7.4
Sequence analysis of surface wind field patterns to identify recurring scenarios favoring poor air quality around Houston, Texas
Swathi Pakalapati, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA; and J. A. Romagnoli, S. Beaver, and A. Palazoglu

  Recorded presentation
  9:30 AM
7.5
Assessment of Baseline Air Quality in Wyoming's Green River Basin Prior to Accelerated Gas and Oil Well Development
Sera M. Bargo, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and D. C. Montague

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (370.5 kB)

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 24 January 2008


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Thurs a.m.)
Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:15 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008


8
All Other Aspects of Air Pollution Meteorology, Part II
Location: 220 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Allen B. White, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado

Papers:
  11:00 AM
8.1
Parameterization of NWP uncertainty for dispersion modeling
L. Joel Peltier, Applied Research Laboratory/Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and S. E. Haupt, J. C. Wyngaard, D. R. Stauffer, A. Deng, and J. A. Lee

  Recorded presentation
  11:15 AM
8.2
The importance of terrain and building definitions for transport and dispersion CFD simulations of pollutants
Fernando E. Camelli, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA; and D. Wong, M. Sonwalkar, and R. Lohner

  11:30 AM
8.3
Using hidden Markov models of variable release schedules in the estimation of unknown source parameters
John M. Shuford, ENSCO Inc., Melbourne, FL; and K. Denelsbeck and S. Seely

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (210.0 kB)
  11:45 AM
8.4
Impact of Surface Heterogeneity on Atmospheric Dispersion
Udaysankar S. Nair, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and Y. Wu

  Recorded presentation
  12:00 PM
8.5
Use of virtual scenarios for meteorological, dispersion, and atmospheric chemistry modeling
Randolph J. Evans, Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL; and V. Chynwat, J. Dreher, and M. Kienzle

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (256.6 kB)

11:00 AM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008


Exhibits Open (thurs)
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008


Lunch Break (Cash & Carry in Exhibit Hall) (Thurs)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008


Joint Session 6
Air Quality Forecasting Including Chemical Data Assimilation
Location: 220 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 10th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Sue Ellen Haupt, Penn State Univ.

Papers:
  1:30 PM
J6.1
Paradigms for Source Characterization
Sue Ellen Haupt, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and G. Young

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (494.1 kB)
  1:45 PM
J6.2
Source Characterization and Meteorology Retrieval Including Atmospheric Boundary Layer Depth Using a Genetic Algorithm
Andrew J. Annunzio, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and S. E. Haupt and G. Young

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (297.5 kB)
  2:00 PM
J6.3
Concentration Assimilation into Wind Field Models for Dispersion Modeling
Anke Beyer-Lout, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and G. Young and S. E. Haupt

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (377.0 kB)
  2:15 PM
J6.4
Sensitivity of CMAQ to urbanized meteorological fields based on National Urban Database and Access Portal Tools (NUDAPT)
Jason K. Ching, USEPA/ORD/NERL/AMD, Research Triangle Park, NC NC; and H. Taha, F. Chen, and S. Miao

  Recorded presentation
  2:30 PM
J6.5
NOAA-EPA's National Air Quality Forecast Capability: Testing expanded capabilities
Paula M. Davidson, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. McQueen, R. Mathur, R. Draxler, S. Kondragunta, S. Jackson, and K. Carey

  2:45 PM
J6.6
Assimilation of SCIAMACHY total column CO
Andrew Tangborn, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and I. Stajner, S. Pawson, M. Buchwitz, I. Khlystova, and J. Burrows

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (255.4 kB)

3:00 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008


15th Joint Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA Adjourns

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008


Coffee Break and Exhibit Hall Raffle (Thurs)
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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