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Monday, 23 August 2004
	8:45 AM, Monday Session Welcoming Remarks
	9:00 AM-10:00 AM, Monday Session 1 Air Quality Forecasting
Organizer: Paula M. Davidson, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
9:00 AM 1.1 US National Air Quality Forecast Capability: Progress toward initial implementation   Paula M. Davidson, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. Schere, J. T. McQueen, and R. A. Wayland 9:15 AM 1.2 The Use of high resolution numerical meteorological fields for regulatory dispersion modelling: An analysis of RAMS and MC2 fields over Kamloops, B.C   Bryan McEwen, SENES Consultants Ltd, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and B. Murphy 9:30 AM 1.3 Ensemble air quality forecasts over the Lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia: a summer 2004 case study   Luca Delle Monache, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and X. Deng, Y. Zhou, H. Modzelewski, G. Hicks, T. Cannon, R. B. Stull, and C. Di Cenzo 9:45 AM 1.4 An integrated meteo-diffusional modelling system to manage atmospheric pollution: an application of combined RAMS-CALMET-CALGRID models to evaluate ozone pollution in the Tuscany region   Giovanni Gualtieri, CNR-IBIMET, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; and F. Calastrini
	10:00 AM-10:15 AM, Monday Coffee Break
	10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Monday Session 2 Air Quality Forecasting - Case Studies
Organizer: James M. Wilczak, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO
10:30 AM 2.1 Simulation of an ozone episode during the Central California Ozone Study. Part 1: MM5 meteorological model simulations   James M. Wilczak, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and J. W. Bao, S. A. Michelson, S. Tanrikulu, and S. T. Soong 10:45 AM 2.2 Simulations of an ozone episode during the Central California Ozone Study, Part II: CAMx air quality model simulations   Su-Tzai Soong, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, San Francisco, CA; and S. Tanrikulu, J. M. Wilczak, J. W. Bao, P. Martien, and S. A. Michelson 11:00 AM 2.3 A Photochemical Model Comparison Study: CAMx and CMAQ Performance in Central California   Jinyou Liang, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, San Francisco, CA; and P. T. Martien, S. T. Soong, and S. Tanrikulu 11:15 AM 2.4 High-Altitude Ozone Concentrations in Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada   Craig B. Clements, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and S. Zhong, S. B. Kim, S. Kim, and J. D. Burley 11:30 AM 2.5 A comparison of modelled ozone ground concentration with measurement   Josef Brechler, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; and T. Halenka and J. Bednar 11:45 AM 2.6 Representativeness of two ozone episodes selected for modeling in the San Francisco Bay Area   David Fairley, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, San Francisco, CA; and P. T. Martien, S. T. Soong, and S. Tanrikulu
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Monday Lunch Break
	1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Monday Session 3 Aerosol Measurement and Modeling
Organizer: Richard D. Clark, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Millersville, PA
1:30 PM 3.1 Vertical Profiles of Particulate Matter Size Distributions during Winter Domestic Burning in Christchurch, NZ   Ian McKendry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and A. P. Sturman and J. M. Vergeiner 1:45 PM 3.2 The impacts of trans-boundary transport of aerosols on the regional air quality in the United States   Hee-Jin In, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and D. W. Byun, R. J. Park, D. J. Jacob, S. Kim, J. H. Woo, N. K. Moon, and S. Zhong 3.3 Synoptic influences on spatial and temporal variability of aerosols across North America   Helen C. Power, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; and S. Sheridan 2:00 PM 3.4 Stable estimate of OC/EC ratios   Shao-Hang Chu, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 2:15 PM 3.6 Wintertime tethered balloon measurements of meteorological variables and aerosol characterization in support of MANE-VU   Richard D. Clark, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and D. M. O'Donnell, K. N. Berberich, C. J. Homan, D. T. Brewer, E. M. Lowery, J. E. Bunting, C. L. Hanna, M. T. Maiuri, and J. E. Yorks
	3:30 PM-4:30 PM, Monday Session 4 Downwind and Upwind Dispersion
Organizer: Ananthakrishna Sarma, SAIC, McLean, VA
3:30 PM 4.1 Pollutant recirculation in the Lower Fraser Valley (British Columbia, Canada)—a numerical study with MC2   Alberto Martilli, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and D. G. Steyn 3:45 PM 4.2 From the Pacific to the Atlantic: Mesoscale Air Quality Modelling in Coastal Areas of Canada   Mike Lepage, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc., Guelph, ON, Canada; and J. W. Boulton, X. Qiu, and M. Gauthier 4.3 A hybrid methodology for investigating plume downwash in complex environments: a refined meso-scale model, a gaussian plume model, and wind tunnel testing   Russell G. Derickson, CPP Wind Engineering Consultants, Inc., Fort Collins, CO; and R. L. Petersen and D. Banks 4:00 PM 4.4 Effect of varying mesoscale model grid spacing on dispersion model results   Randolph J. Evans, ENSCO, Inc., Melbourne, FL 4:15 PM 4.5 Application of adaptive unstructured grids to atmospheric dispersion in coastal and complex terrains   Ananthakrishna Sarma, SAIC, McLean, VA; and N. A. Ahmad, D. P. Bacon, T. J. Dunn, and M. S. Hall
	4:45 PM, Monday Sessions End for the Day
Tuesday, 24 August 2004
	9:00 AM-10:00 AM, Tuesday Session 5 Air Quality Forecasting - Part 2
Organizer: Jon Pleim, NOAA, Research Triangle Park, NC
9:00 AM 5.1 Characterizing Annual Meteorological Modeling Performance for Visibility Improvement Strategy Modeling in the Southeastern US   Michael A. Abraczinskas, North Carolina Department of Air Quality, Raleigh, NC; and D. T. Olerud and A. P. Sims 9:15 AM 5.2 Analysis of model calculations of odour sensation episodes in the vicinity of livestock buildings   Gunther Schauberger, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria; and M. Piringer and E. Petz 9:30 AM 5.3 Application of α -QSS to the numerical integration of kinetic equations in tropospheric photochemistry   Feng Liu, Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus, Germany; and E. Shaller and D. R. Mott 9:45 AM 5.4 Updates and evaluation of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Model –2004 release   Jonathan Pleim, NOAA/ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC
	10:00 AM-10:15 AM, Tuesday Coffee Break
	10:30 AM-11:45 AM, Tuesday Session 6 Advanced Dispersion Modeling
Organizer: David P. Bacon, SAIC, McLean, VA
10:30 AM 6.1 A Fast-Running Urban Airflow Model   Donald A. Burrows, ITT Industries/Advanced Engineering and Sciences, Colorado Springs, CO; and R. Keith, S. Diehl, and E. Hendricks 10:45 AM 6.2 A Gaussian dispersion/plume model explicitly accounting for wind shear   Chris J. Walcek, SUNY, Albany, NY 11:00 AM 6.3 An integrated approach to defining realtime upwind threat zones   Jeffrey H. Copeland, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Warner, S. Swerdlin, and J. C. Knievel 11:15 AM 6.4 Coupled Receptor/Dispersion Modeling with a Genetic Algorithm   Sue Ellen Haupt, Penn State University, State College, PA 11:30 AM 6.5 A Model for Local to Global to Local Scale Atmospheric Dispersion   David P. Bacon, SAIC, McLean, VA; and N. Ahmad, T. J. Dunn, M. S. Hall, and A. Sarma
	11:45 AM-1:15 PM, Tuesday Lunch Break
	1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday Session 7 Variability and Uncertainty
Organizer: Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants, Kennebunkport, ME
1:30 PM 7.1 Relationship between Eulerian and Lagrangian statistics in the study of atmospheric dispersion in the Convective Boundary Layer: a Large-Eddy Simulation study   Alessandro Dosio, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano, A. A. M. Holtslag, and P. J. H. Builtjes 1:45 PM 7.2 Regional-scale Wind Field Classification Employing Cluster Analysis   Lee G. Glascoe, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and R. E. Glaser, H. N. S. Chin, and G. A. Loosmore 2:00 PM 7.3 impact of surface wind patterns on surface ozone in Houston, Texas as revealed by cluster analysis   Lisa S. Darby, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO 2:15 PM 7.4 A Climatology of Photochemical Smog Episodes in Sydney, Australia   Melissa Hart, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and R. De Dear and R. Hyde 2:30 PM 7.5 Quantifying subgrid pollutant variability in Eulerian air quality models   Jerold A. Herwehe, NOAA/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and J. K. S. Ching and J. L. Swall 2:45 PM 7.6 Monte Carlo estimates of uncertainties in outputs of regional ozone models due to uncertainties in inputs to the BEIS3 biogenics emissions model   Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants, Kennebunkport, ME; and A. G. Russell, J. Wilkinson, J. Vukovich, and A. Hansen
	3:00 PM-3:15 PM, Tuesday Coffee Break
	3:30 PM-4:30 PM, Tuesday Session 8 Surface and Boundary Layer Impacts on Dispersion
Organizer: Roger Brode, Pacific Environmental Services, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC
3:30 PM 8.1 Implementation and evaluation of bulk Richardson number scheme in AERMOD   Roger W. Brode, MACTEC Federal Programs, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC 3:45 PM 8.2 Measurement and modeling of ammonia flux and deposition velocity over natural surfaces in eastern North Carolina?   Sharon B. Phillips, North Carolina State University, Research Triangle Park, NC; and S. P. S. Arya and V. P. Aneja 8.3 The relation between pressure and air pollution concentration in Tehran   Bohloul Alijani Sr., Training University in Tehran, Tehran, Iran 4:00 PM 8.4 An analysis of AERMOD sensitivity to input parameters in the San Francisco Bay Area   Glen E. Long, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, San Francisco, CA; and J. F. Cordova and S. Tanrikulu
	4:30 PM, Tuesday Sessions End for the Day
Wednesday, 25 August 2004
	9:00 AM-10:00 AM, Wednesday Joint Session 2 Urban Scale Dispersion and Air Quality (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on the Urban Environment and the 13th Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA)
Organizer: Martin Best, Met Office, Wallingford, Oxfordshire United Kingdom
9:00 AM J2.1 Is it rubbish in, rubbish out for dispersion models?   Derrick Ryall, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and P. A. Clark and M. Best 9:15 AM J2.2 Development and applications of CFD simulations in support of air quality studies involving buildings   Alan Huber, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC; and W. Tang, A. Flowe, B. Bell, K. Kuehlert, and W. Schwarz 9:30 AM J2.3 Dispersion in the downtown Oklahoma City domain: comparisons between the Joint Urban 2003 data and the RUSTIC/MESO models   Eric Hendricks, ITT Industries/Advanced Engineering and Sciences, Colorado Springs, CO; and D. A. Burrows, S. Diehl, and R. Keith 9:45 AM J2.4 Large eddy simulation of NOx-O3 dispersion in a street canyon   Xiao-Ming Cai, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom; and J. Baker and H. L. Walker
	10:00 AM-10:15 AM, Wednesday Coffee Break
	10:30 AM-11:45 AM, Wednesday Joint Session 3 Building Scale Dispersion (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on the Urban Environment and the 13th Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA) (parallel with sessions 9 and J4)
Organizer: Ted Yamada, Yamada Science & Art Corporation, Santa Fe, NM
10:30 AM J3.1 A Study of Turbulent Kinetic Energy produced by Buildings in an Urban Central Business District   Donald A. Burrows, ITT Industries/Advanced Engineering and Sciences, Colorado Springs, CO; and S. Diehl and E. Hendricks 10:45 AM J3.2 ISC3 and PRIME Versus Wind Tunnel Observations for a Power Plant with Hyperbolic Cooling Towers   Ronald L. Petersen, Cermak, Peterka Petersen, Inc., Fort Collins, CO; and B. C. Cochran 11:00 AM J3.3 Evaluation and validation of CFD for predicting dilution from roof top stack exhausts   David Banks, Cermak Peterka Petersen, Fort Collins, CO; and R. L. Petersen 11:15 AM J3.4 Dispersion around an L-Shape building: comparisons between wind tunnel data and the RUSTIC/MESO models   Steve Diehl, ITT Industries/Advanced Engineering and Sciences, Colorado Springs, CO; and D. A. Burrows and E. Hendricks 11:30 AM J3.5 Mechanical and thermal effects of buildings on the air flows simulated by a multiscale atmospheric model   Ted Yamada, Yamada Science & Art Corporation, Santa Fe, NM
	11:45 AM-1:15 PM, Wednesday Lunch Break
	3:30 PM-4:45 PM, Wednesday Joint Session 5 Fast Response Urban Dispersion Models (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on the Urban Environment and the 13th Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA)
Organizer: Theodore R. Young, Jr., NRL, Washington, DC
3:30 PM J5.1 Urban dispersion - challenges for fast response modeling   Michael J. Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM 3:45 PM J5.2 Modeling of flow and dispersion characteristics in typical urban building configurations with the fast-response model QUIC   Petra Kastner-Klein, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. V. Clark 4:00 PM J5.3 Testing of the QUIC-PLUME model with wind-tunnel measurements for a highrise building   Michael D. Williams, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. Brown, D. Boswell, and B. Singh 4:15 PM J5.4 A comparison of airflow patterns from the QUIC model and an atmospheric wind tunnel for a two-dimensional building array and a multi-city block region near the World Trade Center site   George E. Bowker, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and S. G. Perry and D. K. Heist 4:30 PM J5.5 CT-analyst: fast and accurate CBR emergency assessment   Theodore R. Young Jr., NRL, Washington, D.C; and J. Boris, S. Cheatham, J. Fulton, C. Lind, K. Obenschain, and G. Patnaik
	4:45 PM, Wednesday End for the Day
	5:00 PM, Wednesday Formal Poster Viewing
	5:00 PM, Wednesday Joint Poster Session 1 Urban and Regional Air Quality Forecasting (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on the Urban Environment and the 13th Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA)
JP1.1 The use of air quality models to estimate the local and transboundary influence during smog episodes   Gilles Morneau, MSC, Montreal, QC, Canada; and N. Pentcheva   JP1.2 STOSOS—A Study of Ozone in the Vancouver - Whistler -Pemberton Corridor   Stephanie K. Meyn, B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Surrey, BC, Canada; and I. McKendry, J. Krzyzanowski, T. Ashman, and D. Jaffe JP1.3 Modeling aerosol formation and photochemistry in point source plumes with the CMAQ plume-in-grid system   James M. Godowitch, NOAA/ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC   JP1.4 Evaluation of AIRPACT-2, a numerical, photochemical air quality forecast system, for ozone, particulate matter (PM2.5), and selected air toxics in the Pacific Northwest   Abdullah Mahmud, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and J. Vaughan, J. Chen, J. Avise, H. Westburg, and B. Lamb   JP1.5 Stability assessment from surface-based temperature measurements   Gail M. Roth, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada; and M. Rossetto and P. L. Jackson   JP1.6 Incorporating a Full-Physics Meteorological Model into an Applied Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling System   Larry K. Berg, PNNL, Richland, WA; and K. J. Allwine and F. C. Rutz   JP1.7 Assessment of the Wind Regime Peculiarities and Pollution Transfer for Tashkent   Ludmila Shardakova, Central Asian Research Hydro Meteorological Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; and L. V. Usmanova, D. A. Shulgin, and E. Alekseev   JP1.8 Wavelet analysis of urban and rural surface flux   Pierre Durand, CNRM CNRS-Météo-France, Toulouse, France; and J. L. Attié, D. Lambert, and G. Pigeon   JP1.10 High Resolution Ozone Modeling in Portland/Vancouver Airshed   Ying Xie, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and B. Lamb and J. Chen   JP1.11 Ambient VOC measurements in Mexico City   Brian Lamb, Washington State University., Pullman, WA; and E. Velasco, E. Allwine, H. Westberg, S. Herndon, B. Knighton, E. Grimsrud, T. Jobson, M. Alexander, and P. Prezeller
	5:00 PM, Wednesday Poster Session 1B Uncertainty and Origination
P1B.1 Quantifying Uncertainty in Concentration Output Generated by Atmospheric and Diffusion Models   Michael K. Atchison, ENSCO, Inc., Melbourne, FL; and B. J. Provoncha, S. L. Seely, and A. J. Vanderzanden   P1B.2 An evaluation of uncertainty and sensitivity of a regional scale air pollution and pesticide modeling system   Sreerama M. Daggupaty, EC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and J. Ma   P1B.3 Seasonal changes of air parcel's trajectories arriving at the Japan Area   Ryo Kazaoka, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; and H. Kida   P1B.4 Adjoint method for the optimum planning of industrial pollutant sources   Hu Fei, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and L. Feng and Y. Jing   P1B.5 The February 28, 2002 Reno dust storm: A case study   Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR/ATD, Boulder, CO; and J. Lewis and J. Hallett

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