Program: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA (92nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (January 22-26, 2012))

17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

Program Chairs: Marko Princevac , University of California, Riverside ; Michael J. Brown , LANL

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Saturday, 21 January 2012

7:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 21 January 2012

Registration for Student Conference and Short Course

Location: New Orleans Convention Center

Sunday, 22 January 2012

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2012

Short Course Registration

Location: New Orleans Convention Center

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2012

Registration Open for Annual Meeting

Location: New Orleans Convention Center

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2012

WeatherFest

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2012

92nd Annual Review and Fellows Awards

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2012

Welcome Reception Honoring the Newly Elected Fellows

Monday, 23 January 2012

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Registration Continues Through January 25

9:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Session 1

12th Presidential Forum: Technology In Research and Operations—How We Got Here and Where We’Re Going

Location: La Nouvelle B-C (New Orleans Convention Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research; the 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; the 12th Presidential Forum: Technology in Research and Operations—How We Got Here and Where We’re Going; the 26th Conference on Hydrology; the Special Symposium on Technological Advances: Impacts on Hurricane Research and Forecast Improvements; the Second Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the 10th History Symposium; the 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS); the 21st Symposium on Education; the Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Third Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration; the 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science; the 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference; the Ninth Conference on Space Weather; the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges; the Third Symposium on Environment and Health; and the Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy )

9:00 AM

Scientific research and operational environmental services are profoundly affected by the introduction and application of new technologies and it seems as though these advances are now accelerating, challenging our community to constantly become better at what we do and to serve society in new and more powerful ways. We welcome two highly distinguished keynote speakers for our Presidential Forum and each will address the theme of our 92nd Annual Meeting from his and her uniquely personal perspectives.

9:15 AM

Welcoming remarks and introductions by Jonathan T. Malay, AMS President

Recorded Presentation

9:20 AM

PL1.1

The Future of Weather and Global Change Services: What can our science and technology provide

Warren M. Washington, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

PL1.2

Technology for a Weather-Ready Nation

Kathryn Sullivan, NOAA, Washington, DC

Recorded Presentation

10:10 AM

President Malay will then be joined by Mr. George J. Komar, Director, NASA Earth Science Technology Office, Science Mission Directorate, and they will briefly discuss their thoughts about changes in the AMS community’s technological capabilities and in society twenty years and more into the future. They will then engage with the audience in an interactive dialog which should be an exciting and stimulating exercise of envisioning our future.

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Spouses' Coffee

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Coffee Break

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Session 1

Field and Laboratory Measurements

Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

Chair: Gail Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory

11:00 AM

1.1

Evening Transition of Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) in Heterogeneous Flat Terrain

Silvana Di Sabatino, Univ. of Salento/Univ. of Notre Dame, Lecce, Italy; and L. S. Leo, D. Liberzon, C. Retallack, R. Coppersmith, S. Sentic, P. Huq, C. Hocut, S. Fernando, and H. J. S. Fernando

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

1.2

Investigation of the Variation in Meteorological Variables and Fine Particulate Concentrations At Street Level in Urban Areas

Hansheng Pan, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA; and M. Princevac, A. Venkatram, S. M. Lee, C. Bartolome, and R. Edwards

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

1.3

The Flow Over Homogeneous Urban Street Canyon Geometries and Deductions for Urban Scale Parameterizations:An Experimental Study Using Particle Image Velocimetry

Marina K.–A. Neophytou, Univ. of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus; and P. Fokaides and C. N. Markides

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

1.4

Laboratory and Field Study of Particulate Emissions Factors of Prescribed Wildland Fires

Trevor Brian Maynard, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA; and M. Princevac, E. Hosseini, D. R. Weise, W. Miller, and D. Cocker

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (146.3 kB)

Joint Session 2

Air and Sea Transport Modeling of the Fukushima Reactor Crisis

Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment )

Cochairs: Julie Pullen, Maritime Security Labratory; Michael Brown, LANL; Joseph Chang, Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute; Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants

11:00 AM

J2.1

Radionuclide Dispersion Simulation for Fukushima Incident Using Japan Coastal Ocean Predictability Experiment (JCOPE) Model

Yukio Masumoto, JAMSTEC, Yokohama, Japan; and Y. Miyazawa, S. Varlamov, R. Zhang, and T. Doi

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

J2.2

Operation Tomodachi Radiological Waterborne Hazards: Littoral and Open Ocean Dispersion

Ronald G. Meris, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Ft Balvoir, VA; and J. Trigg

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

J2.3

Surface Water Transport of Radioactivity From the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Incident

William B. Samuels, Science Applications International Corporation, McLean, VA; and R. Bahadur

Recorded Presentation

Poster PDF (2.8 MB)

11:45 AM

J2.4

Rapid Development and Implementation of a Waterborne Radiological Transport and Fate Model in Support of the Recent Events At the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

Matthew Ward Ward, Applied Science Associates, South Kingstown, RI

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Session 2

Evaluation Studies and Applications

Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

Chair: Eric R. Pardyjak, Univ. of Utah

1:30 PM

2.1

AERMOD Building Downwash Predictions - Problems and Solutions

Ronald L. Petersen, CPP, Inc., Fort Collins, CO; and A. Beyer-Lout

Recorded Presentation

2.2

Automating the New Air Quality Health Index Forecast Verification in Canada

1:45 PM

2.2A

Global Atmospheric Chemical Transport Simulation with Adaptive Mesh Refinement

Yevgenii Rastigejev, North Carolina A&T State Univ., Greensboro, NC

2:00 PM

2.3

Numerical and Physical Investigation of the Properties of Superfog

Christian Bartolome, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA; and M. Princevac, A. Venkatram, S. Mahalingam, G. Achtemeier, D. R. Weise, H. Vu, and G. Aguilar

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

2.4

Statistical Variability of Dispersion in the Convective Boundary Layer: LPDM-LES Model Ensembles and Observations

Jeffrey C. Weil, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. P. Sullivan, E. G. Patton, and C. H. Moeng

Recorded Presentation

Joint Session 4

Air and Sea Transport Modeling of the Fukushima Reactor Crisis

Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; and the 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA )

Chairs: Joseph Chang, Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute; Michael Brown, LANL; Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants

CoChair: Julie Pullen, Maritime Security Labratory

1:30 PM

J4.1

Coupled Air-Ocean Mesoscale Ensemble Simulations of the Fukushima Accident

Teddy R. Holt, NRL, Monterey, CA

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

J4.2

Estimation of Transport and Deposition of Caesium From the Fukushima Accident Using a Regional Chemical Transport Model

Masayuki Takigawa, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

J4.3

NARAC Support During the Response to the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant Emergency

Gayle Sugiyama, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA; and J. Nasstrom, B. Pobanz, K. Foster, M. Simpson, P. Vogt, F. Aluzzi, M. Dillon, and R. Baskett

Manuscript (353.3 kB)

2:15 PM

J4.4

Source Term Estimation for the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Accident

Guido Cervone, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA; and P. Franzese

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Poster Session 1

Posters

Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )

Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

Poster 201 has been moved. New paper number 5.3A

Poster 202 has been moved. New paper number 7.4A

203

Temporal and Spatial Aspects of Velocity Variance in Major US Cities

Elena Novakovskaia, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and W. Callahan and B. B. Hicks

204

Vertical Distribution of Coarse Particulate Matte

Sharome Goode, NCAR, Oklahoma City, OK

205

Experience in Carbon Monoxide Measurements with Wireless Sensor Network Technology

Lamling Venus Shum, University College, London, United Kingdom; and S. Hailes, G. Mcphillips, S. Karra, and L. Malki-Epshtein

206

Averaging Time Scale for Daytime Turbulent Flux Measurements in a Wide and Steep Valley

Zeljko Vecenaj, Univ. of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; and S. F. J. De Wekker

207

Air Quality and Visibility in Southwestern British Columbia During Forest Fire Smoke Events

Jenna C. Keane, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and I. McKendry and A. Teakles

208

Examination of Sensitivity of WRF Precipitation Over Japan to Physical Parameterizations and Horizontal Resolution

Kohei Ikeda, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan; and K. Yamaji and M. Takigawa

209

Evaluating CMAQ Modeled Concentrations with Upper Air Measurements during the TexAQS II Study

James M. Godowitch, US EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and R. Gilliam and G. Sarwar

210

Impacts of Fire Emissions on National Air Quality Forecasting Capability (NAQFC) PM2.5 Concentrations

Yunhee kim, Georgia Dept of Natural Resources/EPD, GA; and H. C. Kim, R. saylor, A. Stein, and P. Lee

211

GHG Observations At Smaller Spatial and Temporal Scales

Elena Novakovskaia, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and S. Heckman

212

Role of Transport Pathways in Determining CO Centers in the Tropical Upper Troposphere

Lei Huang, The Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX; and R. Fu, J. Jiang, and J. Wright

Poster PDF (325.6 kB)

213

PM 10 Variations From 1985 to 2004 on the Island of Puerto Rico

Jose M. Tirado, Howard Univ., Washington, DC; and V. Morris

214

Case Studies of the Impacts of Upper Tropospheric Dynamics on Surface Air Quality

215

Measurements and Modeling of Branch-Scale Removal of Ultrafine Particles by Vegetation

Andrey Khlystov, RTI International, NC; and M. Y. Lin and G. G. Katul

216

Development and Evaluation of High Resolution Simulation Tools to Improve Fire Weather Forecasts

Natalie Wagenbrenner, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA; and B. Lamb, K. Yedinak, J. Forthofer, K. Shannon, P. Robichaud, and D. Finn

Surface Data Assimilation of Air Pollutants and Monitoring of Model Errors in Canadian Air Quality Model (GEM-MACH)

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Session 3

The Effects of Meteorology on Air Quality

Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

Chair: John C. Pace, U.S Army, Dugway Proving Ground

4:00 PM

3.1

Intraseasonal Variability of Surface Ozone

Bradford S. Barrett, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and A. P. Testino

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

3.2

Impact of Meteorological Variability on Regional Air Quality, Using 5-Year UH-AQF (2006-2010)

Hyun Cheol Kim, NOAA/OAR/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Ngan, B. Rappenglueck, P. Lee, R. saylor, and D. W. Byun

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

3.3

Assessing Performance of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) v5.0 Modeling System

K. Wyat Appel, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and R. C. Gilliam, S. J. Roselle, J. E. Pleim, K. M. Foley, R. Mathur, and C. Chemel

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

3.4

Spring Interannual Variability of the Saharan Dust Transport in the Mediterranean

Marco Gaetani, Institute of Biometeorology - National Research Council (IBIMET-CNR), Rome, Italy; and M. Pasqui, F. Guarnieri, C. Busillo, and F. Calastrini

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.7 MB)

5:00 PM

3.5

Application of Active Optical Sensors to Probe the Vertical Structure of the Urban Boundary Layer and Assess Anomalies in Air Quality Model PM2.5 Forecasts

Chuen-Meei Gan, NOAA-CREST, New York, NY; and B. Gross, Y. Wu, B. Madhavan, F. Moshary, and S. Ahmed

Recorded Presentation

3.6

Visibility Trends in Tehran During 1951-2008

5:15 PM

Gail Vaucher: Urban Field Study Results in Operation Airborne Health Hazard Decision Aid

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Reception and Exhibits Opening

Tuesday, 24 January 2012

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Session 4

Impact of Vegetation & Trees on Air Pollution

Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

Chair: Michael J. Brown, LANL

8:30 AM

4.1

Street Canyon Vegetation Very Effectively Improves Urban Air Quality

Thomas A.M. Pugh, Lancaster Univ., Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom; and A. R. MacKenzie, J. D. Whyatt, and C. N. Hewitt

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

4.2

Impact of Urban Trees on the Urban Heat Island and Air Quality

Christopher P. Loughner, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and D. Allen, D. L. Zhang, K. E. Pickering, R. R. Dickerson, and L. Landry

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

4.3

Assessing the Impact of Street Trees on Natural Ventilation Through the Use of Field Measurements

Nina Glover, University College, London, United Kingdom; and L. Malki-Epshtein and B. Croxford

9:15 AM

4.4

On the Nocturnal Decay of Isoprene in a Semi-Urban Environment

D.C. Doughty III, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA; and J. Fuentes, K. Sanchez, and R. Sakai

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

4.5

The Aerodynamic Role of Trees on City Breathability in Urban-Like Geometries

Riccardo Buccolieri, Univ. of Salento, Lecce, Italy; and S. M. Salim and S. Di Sabatino

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Spouses' Coffee

9:30 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Exhibit Hours

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Session 5

Urban Meteorology and Dispersion (1)

Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

Chair: Marina K.–A. Neophytou, Univ. of Cyprus

11:00 AM

5.1

A Study of the Effects of Different Urban Wind Models on Dispersion Patterns Using Joint Urban 2003 Data

Akshay Gowardhan, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and M. Brown

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

5.2

The Effect of Local Ground Level Parameters on Ventilation of Urban Street Canyons

Stella Karra, University College, London, United Kingdom; and L. Malki-Epshtein

Recorded Presentation

5.3

Comparing Four Different CFD Approaches to Simulate Transport and Dispersion in Oklahoma City

11:45 AM

5.3A

A Sensitivity Study of Ozone Concentration Under Different NOx and VOCs Emissions in a Street Canyon Using a Chemistry Box Model

Kwang Yeon Lee, Seoul National Univ., Seoul, South Korea; and K. H. Kwak and J. J. Baik

Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM

5.4

CFD Modelling of Airflow in Urban Street Canyons – Calibration of Turbulence Models with Experimental Data

Liora Malki-Epshtein, University College, London, United Kingdom; and N. Glover and S. Guillas

Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Session 6

Urban Meteorology and Dispersion (2)

Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

Chair: Sang-Mi Lee, South Coast Air Quality Management District

1:30 PM

6.1

Micromixing Effects on the Dispersion of Ozone and Other Reactive Pollutants in a Street Canyon

Kyung-Hwan Kwak, Seoul National Univ., Seoul, South Korea; and J. J. Baik

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

6.2

Using Advanced Dispersion Models and Mobile Monitoring to Characterize Spatial Patterns of Ultrafine Particles in An Urban Area

Leonard M. Zwack, Environmental Health and Engineering, Inc., Needham, MA; and S. R. Hanna, J. D. Spengler, and J. I. Levy

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

6.3

Dispersion Length Scales within the Urban Canopy

P. Huq, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE; and P. Franzese

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

6.4

Building-Aware Sensor Siting to Optimize Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Plume Detection

Michael J. Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. A. Nelson and M. D. Williams

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

6.5

A New Method on Scaling the Urban Plume Rise and Dispersion in Water Channels

Sam Pournazeri, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA; and M. Princevac and A. Venkatram

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

6.6

Effect of Sub-Kilometer Grid-Spacing and Time Step Magnitude on the Formation of Horizontal-Vorticies in Urbanized-WRF Simulations of NYC

Robert D. Bornstein, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA; and E. Gutierrez, J. Gonzalez, A. Martilli, F. Chen, and J. K. Ching

Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Coffee Break

Meet the President

Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Session 7

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Aksel Wiin-Nielsen Symposium Banquet

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Themed Joint Session 12

The Use of AI Methods for Air Quality Applications

Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science; and the 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA )

Chairs: Armando Pelliccioni, ISPESL; Andrew J. Annunzio, Penn State Univ.

8:30 AM

TJ12.1

Improved Characterization of Air Emission Sources Using Evolutionary Ensembles

Steven R. Chiswell, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC; and R. Buckley and D. Werth

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

TJ12.2

Optmisation of the AIR TURBULENCE PARAMETERS by Neural Network MODELING

Armando Pelliccioni, ISPESL, Monteporzio Catone, Italy; and C. Gariazzo

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

TJ12.3

Validation of the Biological Agent Event Reconstruction Tool (BERT) Against the Joint Urban 2003 Field Experiment

Sara Brambilla, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. J. Brown and M. D. Williams

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

TJ12.4

Source Term Estimation and Hazard Refinement Fusing Chemical, Biological and Meteorological Observations

Luna M. Rodriguez, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Bieringer, J. Hurst, F. Vandenberghe, G. Bieberbach, and R. Cabell

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

TJ12.5

Uncertainty Estimations for Source Term Variables to Improve Downwind Chemical-Biological Hazard Estimates

Luna M. Rodriguez, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Bieringer, J. Hurst, and F. Vandenberghe

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

TJ12.6

Development of a Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) Tool for Urban Form Optimization

Bhagirath Addepalli, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. R. Pardyjak, P. Willemsen, and D. E. Johnson

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Spouses' Coffee

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Coffee Break

Meet the President

Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )

10:00 AM-6:15 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Exhibit Hours

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Joint Session 1

Coupling of Meteorological and Chemical Transport Models: A Tribute to Dr. Daewon Byun (1)

Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )

Chairs: Paula M. Davidson, NOAA/NWS; Jon Pleim, NOAA/ARL

10:30 AM

J1.1

Celebrating the Life and Contributions of Daewon Byun to Atmospheric Sciences

Paula M. Davidson, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. E. Pleim

10:45 AM

J1.2

Daewon Byun: Implementing the CMAQ Modeling Vision

Jason Ching, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

J1.3

Estimating Background Concentrations of NOx, NO2, and O3 for Microscale Exposure Modeling

Qiguo Jing, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA; and A. Venkatram

11:15 AM

J1.4

Generalized Coordinates and Mass Consistent Dynamics for Air Quality Modeling Systems: A Legacy of Daewon Byun

Jonathan E. Pleim, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

J1.5

Advances in Understanding Texas Air Quality

Barry L. Lefer, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and J. Stutz, J. E. Dibb, W. Brune, X. Ren, C. Haman, B. Rappenglueck, and J. H. Flynn

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

J1.6

Mid-Latitude Cyclogenesis and Regional Air Quality in the United States

Hyun Cheol Kim, NOAA/OAR/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Lee, F. Ngan, R. saylor, R. Kelly, and D. W. Byun

Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Lunch Break

Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Joint Session 3

Coupling of Meteorological and Chemical Transport Models: A Tribute to Dr. Daewon Byun (2)

Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )

Chairs: Paula M. Davidson, NOAA/NWS; Jon Pleim, NOAA/ARL

1:30 PM

J3.1

The Use of High Resolution Satellite-Based Land Surface Input Data in Regional Meteorological Modeling Over Southeastern Texas

Fong Ngan, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Y. Cheng, H. C. Kim, B. Rappenglueck, and D. W. Byun

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

J3.2

Strong Constraints of Land Use Land Cover Characterization on Air Quality Forecast Modeling

Pius Lee, NOAA/OAR/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and R. saylor, H. C. Kim, D. Tong, Y. kim, A. Stein, F. Ngan, T. Chai, Y. Choi, Y. Tang, J. McQueen, J. McQueen, M. Tsidulko, K. Wedmark, J. Huang, I. Stajner, K. Carey, and P. Davidson

Recorded Presentation

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

2:00 PM

J3.3

National Air Quality Forecast Capability: Contributions and Influence From the Work of Daewon Byun

Ivanka Stajner, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Lee, J. T. Mcqueen, R. Draxler, G. Manikin, K. Wedmark, P. M. Davidson, and T. McClung

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

J3.4

Remembering Daewon Byun

Kenneth Schere, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Session 8

Transport and Dispersion Modeling Systems

Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

Chair: Silvana Di Sabatino, Univ. of Salento/Univ. of Notre Dame

4:00 PM

8.1

Validation and Application of HYWINMOD (Hybrid Numberical/Wind Tunnel Model) for Assessing Regulatory Compliance

Anke Beyer-Lout, CPP, Inc., Fort Collins, CO; and R. Petersen

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

8.2

Detrainment and Downwind Dispersion of a Dense Chlorine Cloud Released Into a Depression

Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants, Kennebunkport, ME; and J. Chang, R. Britter, and E. P. Argenta Jr.

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

8.3

The Assessment of Sound Barriers on near Roadway Air Quality

Brandn Gazzolo, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA; and S. Pournazeri and M. Princevac

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

8.4

Air Dispersion Modeling of Demolition of Radioactively-Contaminated Structures

James G. Droppo Jr., PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. P. Rishel, B. A. Napier, and R. W. Boom

Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM

8.5

Use of Synthetic, Single Realization, Transport and Dispersion Scenarios for Chemical and Biological Defense Analyses

Andrew Annunzio, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Bieringer, G. Bieberbach, R. Cabell, and J. Hurst

Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM

8.6

Development of a New Plume-in-Grid Model for Roadways Combining An Eulerian Model with a Gaussian Line-Source Model

Régis Briant, CEREA, Marne la Vallée, France; and C. seigneur

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (258.3 kB)

Poster PDF (833.8 kB)

4:00 PM-5:45 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Joint Session 5

Coupling of Meteorological and Chemical Transport Models: A Tribute to Dr. Daewon Byun (3)

Location: Room 353 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )

Chairs: Paula M. Davidson, NOAA/NWS; Jon Pleim, NOAA/ARL

4:00 PM

J5.1

Coupled Models for Operational Air Quality Forecasting At MCNC and Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems: A Tribute to the Influence of Dr. Daewon Byun

John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC, Raleigh, NC; and C. J. Coats Jr., J. Vukovich, D. T. Olerud, and W. T. Smith

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

J5.2

A Detailed Comparison Between CMAQ and AURAMS in the Pacific Northwest, with Applications towards GEM-MACH

Paul A. Makar, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and R. Nissen, A. Teakles, J. Zhang, M. D. Moran, R. Pavlovic, and C. J. Mooney

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

J5.3

Aerosol Modeling At the Air Force Weather Agency

Sandra L. Jones, AFWA/AER, Offutt AFB, NE; and G. A. Creighton, K. D. George, A. J. Elliott, G. R. Brooks, E. Kuchera, S. Rentschler, and M. J. Bartlett

4:45 PM

J5.4

Global to Regional Air Quality Modeling with a Telescoping Icosohedral Model

Martin J. Otte, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and J. E. Pleim, C. G. Nolte, R. Mathur, C. P. Weaver, and R. L. Walko

5:00 PM

J5.5

A Modeling Study Using WRF/CMAQ to Explain A Trpopause Folding Event Over the Gulf of Mexico

Arastoo Pour Biazar, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and M. Khan, S. Kuang, Y. H. Park, L. Emmons, R. T. McNider, and M. Newchurch

Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM

J5.6

Simulating How Epa's New Primary and Secondary Ozone Standards Will Affect Western National Parks

Michael G. Barna, National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO; and M. A. Rodriguez, K. A. Gebhart, B. A. Schichtel, and J. Vimont

5:30 PM

J5.7

Policy Relevant Pollutant Background Simulations for the US Using a Multi-Scale Regional Climate Modeling System

Brian K. Lamb, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA; and R. Gonzales Abraham, S. Chung, J. Avise, E. Salathé, Y. Zhang, A. Guenther, C. Wiedinmyer, T. Duhl, T. Strand, N. Stavros, S. Larkin, and D. McKenzie

Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Awards Banquet Reception in the Exhibit Hall

7:00 PM-10:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

92nd AMS Awards Banquet

Thursday, 26 January 2012

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 26 January 2012

Session 9A

Air Quality Instrumentation and Remote Sensing

Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

Chair: Ivanka Stajner, NOAA

8:30 AM

9A.1

A New Retrieval Algorithm for OMI NO2: Tropospheric Results and Comparisons with Measurements and Models

William H. Swartz, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD; and E. J. Bucsela, L. N. Lamsal, E. A. Celarier, N. A. Krotkov, P. K. Bhartia, J. F. Gleason, S. E. Strahan, L. D. Oman, and R. S. Stolarski

8:45 AM

9A.2

The Development of Quantum Cascade Laser System for Simultaneous Methane-Nitrous Oxide Concentration Retrievals

Paulo Cesar Castillo Sr., The CIty College of New York, New York, NY; and C. Padilla, I. Sydoryk, B. Gross, and F. Moshary

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

9A.3

Smoke Plumes Optical Properties and Transport Observed by a Multi-Wavelength Lidar, Sunphotometer and Satellite

Lina Cordero, City College of New York, New York, NY; and Y. Wu, B. Gross, F. Moshary, and S. Ahmed

Manuscript (794.5 kB)

9:15 AM

9A.4

PM2.5 Retrieval Improvements Over Urban Scenes by Refining Surface Albedo Model

Ana J. Picon, NOAA, New York, NY; and B. Madhavan, B. Gross, F. Moshary, and S. Ahmed

Recorded Presentation

9A.5

Atmospheric Turbidity Variation in the Northern West of Iran During 2009-2010: A Study Using Multi Wave Length Sunphotometer

9:30 AM

9A.5A

Aerosol optical depth by fine and coarse mode measured by MFRSR and CIMEL sunphotometers during the IOP at BNL in the summer of 2011

Viviana Vladutescu, New York City College of Technology, New York, NY; and A. Aguirre, B. Gross, B. Madhavan, E. Lewis, R. Blake, M. Razani, F. Moshary, S. Ahmed, and A. Sedlacek

Recorded Presentation

Session 9B

Mesoscale to Synoptic Scale Atmospheric and Plume Transport Modeling (1)

Location: Room 353 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

Chair: Andrew J. Annunzio, Penn State Univ.

8:30 AM

9B.1

Impacts of Horizontal Grid Resolutions of Meteorological Models and Assimilation of WSR-88D Radial Winds on Particle Trajectory and Dispersion Characteristics

Haldun Karan, Mississippi State Univ., Starkville, MS

8:45 AM

9B.2

Improved Modeling of Wildland Fire Plumes with CMAQ

Fernando Garcia-Menendez, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and Y. Hu and M. T. Odman

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

9B.3

A Year-Long Back Trajectory Analysis of Reactive Nitrogen Measured Continuously At Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Kristi A. Gebhart, National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO; and B. A. Schichtel, M. G. Barna, M. A. Rodriguez, W. C. Malm, J. L. Collett Jr., C. M. Carrico, and K. B. Benedict

9:15 AM

9B.4

Modeling the Fate of Atmospheric Reduced Nitrogen in the Western U.S. During the Rocky Mountain Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur Study (RoMANS II)

Marco A. Rodriguez, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. G. Barna, K. A. Gebhart, J. L. Hand, B. A. Schichtel, K. B. Benedict, J. L. Collett Jr., and W. C. Malm

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

9B.5

Contributions of Biomass Burning and Other Sources to Fine Particulate Carbon At Rural Locations throughout the United States

Bret A. Schichtel, National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO; and M. A. Rodriguez, M. G. Barna, K. A. Gebhart, T. Pierce, L. Munchak, J. L. Collett Jr., and W. C. Malm

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012

Exhibit Hours

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 26 January 2012

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012

Session 10

Mesoscale to Synoptic Scale Atmospheric and Plume Transport Modeling (2)

Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

Chair: Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants

11:00 AM

10.1

NCEP Regional Models Cannot Resolve Marine-PBL Bases: Implications for Regional Air Quality Simulations

Bereket Lebassi-Habtezion, Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA; and J. Gonzalez, W. T. Thompson, J. M. Baldasano, and R. D. Bornstein

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

10.2

Weather Model Error for Regional Inversions

Elena Novakovskaia, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD

11:30 AM

10.3

Improving Air Quality Forecasting Over Lakes and Surrounding Regions

Jianping Huang, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and J. McQueen, Y. Tang, M. Tsidulko, H. C. Huang, S. Lu, C. Tassone, P. Lee, B. Lapenta, and I. Stajner

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

10.4

The Atmospheric Wake of Madeira Island: I-WAKE Campaign

Johannes Sachsperger, Univ. of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and V. Grubisic and R. Caldeira

Recorded Presentation