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howard balentine has registered: Currently analyzing PM10 data in Hong Kong and Guangdong Province in China

Melanie Francis has registered: Research PM10 and Dustfall out levels in an urban area

mikel justus has registered: location of family members of richard hackney. last known location, alexandria virginia..

mikel justus has registered: location of family members of richard hackney. last known location, alexandria virginia..

mikel justus has registered: location of family members of richard hackney. last known location, alexandria virginia..

mikel justus has registered: location of family members of richard hackney. last known location, alexandria virginia..

mikel justus has registered: location of family members of richard hackney. last known location, alexandria virginia..

mikel justus has registered: location of family members of richard hackney. last known location, alexandria virginia..

mikel justus has registered: location of family members of richard hackney. last known location, alexandria virginia..

mikel justus has registered: location of family members of richard hackney. last known location, alexendria virginia.

mikel justus has registered: location of family members

palmiston whittaker has registered: Interested in finding Maryanne K.Rizzo. Last I knew she lived in New Britain Connecticut. 10 years ago. Can you help me?

Nigel CLARK has registered: Diesel PM, Emissions Inventory, Engine Controls, Engine and Chassis Dynamometer based Characterization of Diesel Emissions, Modeling of Engine Emissions,...

GEORGE ODHIAMBO O. has registered: Characterisation of fine particulates,their related health effects (epidemiological studies) and source apportionment in urban centres. Role in the radiative...

GEORGE ODHIAMBO O. has registered: Characterisation of fine particulates in Urban areas,their associated health effects(epidemiological studies) and source apportionment.
Other Urban Air...

I am me it is me: Im the real Jim VOigt, will the real Jim Voigt please stand up !; Submitted by Voigt Jim on 9/25/00

test: test; Submitted by Schmidt Mark on 8/15/00

Alberto Oriza has registered: Urban Growth, GIS, Land Planning, Urban Planning, Information System, Public Administration, local governments, implementation of politics, Information...

Shaibal Mukerjee has registered: Source apportionment, Transboundary air pollution transport, PMfine relationships to epidemiological investigations.

your fortune on 12/28/99

el suero de la verdad en la imparticion de justicia.: Submitted by Zeldin Mel on 11/29/99

Joseph E. Schichtel has registered: Operation & maintenance of parking lots & airport loading pads Loking into associated family members research

Joseph E. Schichtel has registered: Just retired & looking into associated family members

Stuart Dattner has registered: Receptor Modeling, Camera recording of haze and its movements health effects

Temporal and Spatial Distributions of Ozone in Atlanta: Regulatory and Epidemiologic Implications

Receptor Modeling for Air Quality Management (Editor: Hopke, P.K.): `Description: This book presents the background and application of receptor models for the source identification and quantitative mass apportionment of...; Submitted by Schmidt Mark on 2/3/99

Receptor Models (Critical Review)

review of receptor Modeling Fundamentals

Re: Re: What will it look like?: Your contribution of data awareness and update problems is a very powerful mutation of the main NAS problem sequence: It closes the loop i.e. it makes the...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 2/1/99

Cary Gentry has registered: Primary operator of the PM2.5 network for Forsyth County. Responsible for data collection, analysis and maintenance.

NARSTO Workshop: Fine-Particle Characterization and Atmospheric Process Research: This is a brief report on the workshop including some personal observations. The NARSTO research community is expanding its activity from oxidants to Fine...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 2/1/99

John Watson has registered: Design and execution of integrated air quality studies. Source apportionment of ambient gases and particles. Data analysis methods

John Watson has registered: Design and execution of integrated air quality studies. Source apportionment of ambient gases and particles. Data analysis methods

Minutes from the 1/21/99 Status & Trends Conference Call: Submitted by Wayland Bob on 1/22/99

Transboundary Air Pollution Stagnation Episode: February 9-13, 1998: Proposal for collaborative analysis of an unusual pollution stagnation event which affected a large area of Eastern Canada and Northeastern US during February...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 1/17/99

Transboundary Air Pollution Stagnation Episode: February 9-13, 1998: Proposal for collaborative analysis of an unusual pollution stagnation event which affected a large area of Eastern Canada and Northeastern US during February...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 1/17/99

Where do the airborne particles come from?: Where do the airborne particles come from? Environment Canada has a focused monitoring/research effort to address this `simple` question at an intesnsive...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 1/16/99

Mel Zeldin has registered: Air monitoring network operation; data collection; laboratory analysis; QA/QC; data analysis

Glitch for Netscape users: Comments from a Netscape user indicate some of the linked `Bookmarks` (which seem to work OK in MS Internet Explorer 4.0) don't work in Netscape. In this...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 1/11/99

AMDAS 2.0: AMDAS Data Analysis Program New! AMDAS Version 2.0 supersedes PAMSDAS V1.5S4.5. New features include modifications to allow analyses of PM data, pollutio...; Submitted by Stoeckenius Till on 1/11/99

Till Stoeckenius has registered: Analysis of ambient data related to PM and ozone nonattainment issues including development and dissemenation of data analysis methods and associated software...

Tracers of opportunity: Potassium: Exploratory analysis of elemental potassium and related trace elements in North American Integrated PM-2.5 Speciated data. Suggests techniques to discern...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 1/9/99

Survey of Fine Urban Particles (SURFUP) Program: PM10 and PM2.5 data collected every 6th day and hourly PM2.5 data collected using TEOM samplers for three connecticut sites: Bridgeport, New Haven, and...; Submitted by Leston Alan

Alan Leston has registered

Statistical Trend Detection and Analysis Methods: This document discusses some proposed classical methods for evaluating trends in annual summary statistics. This was an appendix to the PAMS report Recommendations...; Submitted by Schmidt Mark on 1/9/99

Re: What will it look like?: Speaking of Ideas - I think the 1989 NAS group had a pretty good one in the `Problem Statement` you've included in your `Outline of an Open, Distributed...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 1/8/99

What will it look like?: Whatever we would like it to be! We are definitely idea limited here.
In addition to (1) Awareness, (2) Access and (3) Contacts, I would add (4) Comments...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 1/7/99

Discussion on Web-support to AQ Managment: About the unusual message traffic in the Whats New section...Well, we have opened a few sections under Website to record the discussion on the design of...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 1/7/99

Agenda for the February 3, 1999 Source Attribution Workgroup Conference Call: Submitted by Schmidt Mark on 1/5/99

Outline for an Open, Distributed Air Quality Data Integration and Analysis System: A general discussion on the needs, opportunities and plans for a distributed air quality data integration and analysis system; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 1/4/99

Design and Implementation of a Distributed Data Exploration and Processing System: MS thesis prepared by Marin Bezic in the ComSci Department od Washington University.; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 1/4/99

When we get it right, what will it look like?: At a future date when the living data inventory is in place, what will it look like (from the user end)? Three primary functions would be to provide: (1)...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 1/4/99

The Metadata Paradox: For `standard` metadata to be sufficiently powerful to provide data users access to information on the relevant data characteristics, the metadata standard...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 1/4/99

The Living Data Inventory � Design and Implementation Status Summary Dec. 98: A brief status report on the new XML-based metadata system; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 1/4/99

Living data inventory discussion on this website: The ideas on the `living data inventory` are slowly accumulating; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 1/4/99

Design and Implementation of a Distributed Data Exploration and Processing System: MS thesis prepared by Marin Bezic in the ComSci Department od Washington University.; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 1/4/99

XML: Adding Structure and Meaning to HTML Documents: This is the first planning document on the possible extensions of the CAPITA Web-pages with the eXtensible Markup Language, XML.; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 1/4/99

Problem Solution Idea: The metadata should be stored as closely as possible to the data. It can then be submitted to one of the distributed metadata archives via the web.; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 1/4/99

Where Should the Metadata be Stored?: Once the metadata is created, where should it be stored and how can it become a part of the metadata archive?; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 1/4/99

Problem Solution Idea: Create metadata input tools that minimize the metadata's creators burden by giving suggested answers, automatically filling in redundant information, drawing...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 1/4/99

Difficulties in Creating Standard Metadata: A data set's metadata can be long and complex making its creation tedious and error prone.; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 1/4/99

Problem Solution Idea: Use dictionaries of common names and conventions for expressing metadata field content, such as parameter names, station names and locations, time fields,...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 1/4/99

Cannot Read the Metadata and Find Specific: In some cases, the content of a metadata field can have a number of different valid names. For example, the parameter ammonium sulfate can be expressed...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 1/4/99

An Idea for the Problem Solution: Create a standard metadata form. A standard metadata form requires the users to learn only one metadata field nomenclature to be able to read any data...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 1/3/99

Comments on the Living Data Inventory: A list of ideas and comments on the living inventory; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 1/3/99

Ideas on living data inventory: A list of comments and ideas on the living data inventory; Submitted by Meagher Jim on 1/3/99

Cannot Read the Metadata Form and Find Specific Metadata Fields: Metadata comes in all shapes and sizes containing different fields and field names. Difficulty occurs in decipher the meaning of the available metadata...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 1/3/99

Toward a More Efficient Transboundary Exchange of Air Quality Data: We efficiently exchange air pollution across the US-Canada border but not share the AQ data. We need more efficient mechanisms to exchange and merge our...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 1/3/99

Re: Speciated? - Yep: Try it now. Thanks; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 12/30/98

Speciated?: Bret, The title & description refers to speciated data, but the link to data appears to be to the mass-only data (ie to the nampm25 rather than nampmf data...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 12/30/98

Agenda for the January 19, 1999 Fine Particle Analysis Workgroup Conference Call: Submitted by Schmidt Mark on 12/29/98

Re: query: how many years?: Peter's analysis was for the PM 2.5 mass (not species) and covered the period from 1988 through Feb of 1998. The Eldred paper coverd the period from 1982...; Submitted by cox Bill on 12/21/98

query: how many years?: How many years does each trend represent? Is it the longest period of record at each site, so that we have different periods at different sites? I am...; Submitted by White Warren on 12/18/98

Warren White has registered: atmospheric transport and transformation; optical effects; data interpretation

Trends Analysis using the IMPROVE Data Base: This report summarizes the initial results from examining the relationship between Washington, D.C. particulate mass and meteorological variables and evaluating...; Submitted by cox Bill on 12/16/98

Minutes from the 9/25/98 Status & Trends Conference Call: Submitted by Wayland Bob on 12/14/98

PM2.5 as a Function of Wind Speed and Direction - Tools, Methods, and Interpretation: The dependence of pollution concentrations has been used to provide evidence of local and regional contributions. This document describes a methodology...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 12/9/98

Voyager Scripts and Workbook to Create Temporal Periodicities: Diurnal, Weekly, and Seasonal Cycles: This document provides methods, and Voyager scripts and workbook for the creation of temporal periodicities using the Voyager data browsing and manipulation...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 12/8/98

Local and Regional Contribution of Fine Particulate Mass to Urban Areas in the Mid-Atlantic and Southwestern US - Summary: Power point presentation summarizing the result from the report Local...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 12/7/98

Local and Regional Contributions of PM2.5 to Urban Areas in the Mid-Atlantic and Southwestern US: The seasonal local and regional source contributions of PM2.5 to urban areas in the Mid-Atlantic states: Baltimore, MD, Washington, DC, and Philadelphia,...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 12/7/98

Preliminary Maps of PM-Fine Trends at Long-Term IMPROVE Sites: Here are some maps showing trends at the 36 IMPROVE sites which have been recording PM-Fine data for more than six years. There are five maps: one for...; Submitted by Frechtel Peter on 12/3/98

Philip Hopke has registered: Development and application of receptor models including advanced factor analysis and models incorporating air parcel back trajectories. Development of...

Bruce Lin has registered: Class project studying particulate standards for New Jersey

Trends In Elemental Concentrations Of Fine Particles At Remote Sites In The United States Of America.

North American Integrated PM2.5 Speciated Data Set: A long term North American fine particle (<2.5 micrometers) data set containing mass, elemental composition, ions and organics. There are 577 urban...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret

North American Integrated PM2.5 Speciated Data Set: A long term North American fine particle (<2.5 micrometers) data set containing mass, elemental composition, ions and organics. There are 577 urban and...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret

Why are you limiting your study to the Appalacians? The question looks interesting and important for the West, too.

Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 11/16/98

PM2.5 as a Function of wind speed and direction: Local and Regional Source Apportionment: The relative contributions of local and regional sources to a locations PM2.5 concentrations can be highly influenced by atmospheric transport conditions....; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 11/10/98

PM Elevational Dependence: This project will look at the seasonal dependence of particulate matter on elevation in the hope of deriving PM elevational gradients. This is to be accomplished...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 11/10/98

PM2.5 Data Analysis Workbook - Big Picture: Many of you are probably wondering... > What is the overall timeline for this project? Will it ever �end'? > What form will the final product (the workbook)...; Submitted by Schmidt Mark on 11/6/98

Source Attribution Outline: The Source Attribution Outline is available for record submissions.; Submitted by Falke Stefan on 11/5/98

Minutes From 10/28/98 Source Attribution Work Group Conference Call: Submitted by Schmidt Mark on 11/4/98

mark sather has registered: trends, relationships with PAMS data analysis results

EPA Draft Guidance: CMB8 Application and Validation Protocol for PM2.5 and VOC: This draft (very draft!) protocol describes how to use the CMB in practical applications to determine the contributions of different sources to PM2.5 and...; Submitted by Schmidt Mark on 10/29/98

EPA Draft Guidance: CMB8 Application and Validation Protocol for PM2.5 and VOC: This draft (very draft!) protocol describes how to use the CMB in practical applications to determine the contributions of different sources to PM2.5 and...; Submitted by Schmidt Mark on 10/29/98

Richard Hackney has registered: Am chief data analyst for PM2.5 in Data Analysis branch. Over 20 years of experience with PM from developing emission factors to working on SIP revisions...

Hilary Main has registered: PM data analysis, data validation, trends; relationship between PM and ozone precursors; monitor siting issues

Source Attribution Outline #2, 10/28/95: Based on comments received on the draft Source Attribution Outline, I suggest several revisions, which include: additional detail under #I (Resources) and...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 10/28/98

Western US Seasonal Pattern of Nonurban Selenium and Vanadium: The concentration of trace substances (Figure 6.3.1.6.3.d) selenium and vanadium shows both low concentrations (near to detection limit) and weak seasonality....; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

Western US Seasonal Pattern of Nonurban Chemistry: The fine particle chemical mass balance for the aggregated western US shows the dominance of organics, which account for 30-45% of the fine mass. The higher...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

Western US Seasonal Pattern of Nonurban Chemistry: The fine particle chemical mass balance for the aggregated western US shows the dominance of organics, which account for 30-45% of the fine mass. The higher...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

Eastern US Seasonal Pattern of the non-urban PM10 and PM2.5: The aggregated western US aerosol seasonality is presented in Figure 6.3.1.6.3. The non-urban aerosol concentrations for PM10, PM2.5, and PMCoarse are well...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

Eastern US Seasonal Pattern of Nonurban Selenium and Vanadium: The coal tracer selenium exhibits a modest winter peaked seasonality between 0.6-0.8 ng/m3. Vanadium on the other hand, is factor of two higher in the winter...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

Eastern US Seasonal Pattern of Nonurban Selenium and Vanadium: The coal tracer selenium exhibits a modest winter peaked seasonality between 0.6-0.8 ng/m3. Vanadium on the other hand, is factor of two higher in the winter...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

Eastern US Seasonal Pattern of Nonurban Chemistry: The apportionment of the eastern US fine particle mass into its chemical components (Figure 6.3.1.6.2c) favors sulfates which amount to 40-50% of the fine...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

Eastern US Seasonal Pattern of Nonurban Chemistry: The apportionment of the eastern US fine particle mass into its chemical components (Figure 6.3.1.6.2c) favors sulfates which amount to 40-50% of the fine...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

Eastern US Seasonal Pattern of the non-urban PM10 and PM2.5: The concentration of PM10, PM2.5, PMCoarse (Figure 6.3.1.6.2) indicates a similar seasonality, highest concentrations in the summer, and lowest in the winter....; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

National Seasonal Pattern of Nonurban Selenium and Vanadium: The national average Se concentration is rather uniform over the seasons, ranging between 0.4-0.6 ng/m3. Since Se is a primary pollutant, the seasonal invariance...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

National Seasonal Pattern of Nonurban Selenium and Vanadium: The national average Se concentration is rather uniform over the seasons, ranging between 0.4-0.6 ng/m3. Since Se is a primary pollutant, the seasonal invariance...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

National Seasonal Pattern of Nonurban Chemistry: Throughout the year, sulfate aerosol, including the ammonium cation accounts for 30-40% of the fine mass. There is a remarkably mild seasonality in the...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

National Seasonal Pattern of Nonurban Chemistry: Throughout the year, sulfate aerosol, including the ammonium cation accounts for 30-40% of the fine mass. There is a remarkably mild seasonality in the...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

Nonurban Fine Particle Compositional Trends: Trends (1982-1992) of non-urban fine particle sulfur, zinc, lead, and soil elements were reported by Eldred et al. (1994). using the IMPROVE network data....; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

Nonurban Fine Particle Compositional Trends: Trends (1982-1992) of non-urban fine particle sulfur, zinc, lead, and soil elements were reported by Eldred et al. (1994). using the IMPROVE network data....; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

National Nonurban Trace Metals Annual Pattern: Studying the regional patterns of non-urban trace metals in the IMPROVE network (Eldred et al., 1994) found a good correlation between selenium and sulfur...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

National Nonurban Trace Species Annual Pattern: Studying the regional patterns of non-urban trace metals in the IMPROVE network (Eldred et al., 1994) found a good correlation between selenium and sulfur...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

National Nonurban Organic and Soot Annual Pattern: Organic carbon concentrations are high over California, northwestern sites, as well as at the eastern US sites. Relative to fine particle mass organics...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

National Nonurban Organic and Soot Annual Pattern: Organic carbon concentrations are high over California, northwestern sites, as well as at the eastern US sites. Relative to fine particle mass organics...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

National Nonurban Nitrate Annual Pattern: Fine particle nitrates are most prevalent over California, exceeding 4 g/m3 at most sites. Their share of the fine mass at several California sites exceeds...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

National Nonurban Nitrate Annual Pattern: Fine particle nitrates are most prevalent over California, exceeding 4 g/m3 at most sites. Their share of the fine mass at several California sites exceeds...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

National Nonurban Sulfate Annual Pattern: The national pattern of annual fine particle sulfate concentration from the IMPROVE network is shown in Figure 6.3.1.5.2 (Sisler et al., 1993). The station...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

National Nonurban Sulfate Annual Pattern: The national pattern of annual fine particle sulfate concentration from the IMPROVE network is shown in Figure 6.3.1.5.2 (Sisler et al., 1993). The station...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

Philip Fine has registered: Investigating the contribution of biomass burning to national fine particle levels through the use of organic compound tracers in chemical mass balance...

6.3.1.4 PM2.5/PM10 ratio at non-urban sites: The sources, atmospheric processes, and the effects of fine and coarse particles differ markedly. For this reason it is beneficial to examine the relative...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

6.3.1.3 Non-urban PM10 mass concentrations: The mass concentration of PM10 is the sum of the fine (PM2.5) and coarse (PM10-PM2.5) concentrations. Maps of seasonal average non-urban PM10 concentrations...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

6.3.1.2 Non-urban PMCoarse Concentrations: The non-urban coarse aerosol mass concentration in the size range 2.5 to 10 m is given in the seasonal maps Figure 6.3.1.2.1. It is plotted on the same...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

6.3.1.1 Non-urban PM2.5 mass concentrations: Maps of seasonal average non-urban PM2.5 concentrations are shown in Figure 6.3.1.1.1. The maps show that the country can be divided roughly into east and...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

6.2.2 Continental Pattern for North America: A continental-scale perspective on tropospheric aerosols is given in Figure 6.2.2.1. The pattern indicates that the eastern US and the adjacent Atlantic...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

6.2.1 Global Aerosol Pattern: Routine satellite monitoring of backscattered solar radiation over the oceans (Husar et al., 1995) reveals that the highest aerosol signal is near the tropics,...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/22/98

6.2 Global and Continental Aerosol Pattern: The conterminous US is embedded in continental and global scale aerosol fields. The tropospheric residence time of days and weeks implies that aerosol from...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/21/98

6.1.6 Aerosol Chemical Composition: Fine particles are generally composed of sulfates, organics, nitrates, elemental carbon (soot), as well as trace metals (Figure 6.1.5.1). Each major chemical...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/21/98

6.1.4 Space-Time Relationships: The space-time-concentration relationship in urban and mountainous areas is of particular importance (Figure 6.1.4.4). Urban areas have strong spatial emission...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/21/98

6.1.4 Space-Time Relationships: The spatial time scales of aerosol pattern are linked by the atmospheric residence time of particles. Short residence times restrict the aerosol to a short...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/21/98

6.1.3 Temporal Pattern and Scales: The time dimension of aerosols extends over at least six different scales (Figure 6.1.3.1). A significant, unique feature of the temporal domain is the...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/21/98

6.1.2 Spatial Pattern and Scales: The spatial dimension covers the geographic scale and pattern of aerosols. Based on consideration of emissions, meteorology, and political boundaries, the...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/21/98

Jim Voigt has registered: Will be operating PMFine monitoring for Polk County and one site for Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Minutes for PM2.5 Data Analysis Workgroup Meeting October 7, 1998, 1-2pm Eastern Time: Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 10/21/98

Re: Re: Another way of looking at SA issue - If data analysts designed monitoring programs...: Designing a network to provide the data needed for analysis is a great idea! Maybe a small step in this endeavor is to develop a wish list of measurements,...; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 10/21/98

Re: Another way of looking at SA issue - If data analysts designed monitoring programs...: I like Tom's suggested focus on 'opportunities to collect data more conducive to source attribution'. We attempted to include a concept like this in the...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 10/20/98

Another way of looking at SA issue: Rich's outline is organized in terms of how to discern source impacts by spatial or temporal scale and by `types of sources`. This is fine as far as it...; Submitted by Pace Tom on 10/19/98

Agenda for the 10/28/98 Source Attribution (SA) Conference Call: Source Attribution conference call on 10/28/98 from 2:00-3:00pm EST; Call-in Number: (919) 541-4154; Submitted by Schmidt Mark on 10/19/98

Re: Table of Contents folders on left: Good idea. We have created a page containing the PMFine Domain Outline Located above the Bulletins on the Homepage; Submitted by Falke Stefan on 10/19/98

Source Attribution Workgroup Draft Outline, 10/15/98: Submitted by Poirot Rich on 10/15/98

A 1000 Mile Long Smoke Ribbon over Alaska: On October 8, 1998 a smoke plume was observed over Alaska stretching from the Canadian boarder through central Alaska to Kodiak Island. GOES 9 satellite...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/15/98

Jeffrey West has registered: Causes and effects.

NOAA READY Training Available on Web: NOAA Air Resources Laboratory provided a 7/22/98 training workshop for NESCAUM States on air quality applications of the Real-time Environmental Applications...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 10/12/98

Anil Namdeo has registered: Emission and dispersion modelling of fine particulates in urban environment. Editor of Netwrok PM web pages on particulates. URL: http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~lecan/pm10.htm

Re: Cart before Horse...: Good eye, Rich. We're on it, thanks.; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 10/8/98

Cart before Horse...: When one clicks on the `Workgroups` item in left menu, the list of workgroups includes `Control Strategies` and then `Source Attribution` as its last 2...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 10/8/98

Table of Contents folders on left: I am trying to get an overview of the site and would like to scan down (&print) the entire table of contents. After I open the folders, fillig the screen,...; Submitted by Heindorf Mary Ann on 10/7/98

Weekly Cycle of PM10 Aerosols: The weekly periodicity is unique among these signal components contained in air pollution time series data, in that it is explicitly attributable to the...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/7/98

Network PM: a web site devoted to airborne particulate matter (PM): Anil Namdao of the Environment Center, University of Leeds, UK maintains an excellent, comprehensive website on Particulate Matter.; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 10/2/98

Northeastern Forest Fire Pollution Episode: August, 1995: Analysis in-progress of space, time and compositional patterns of PM-2.5 and related pollutants during August, 1995 Northeastern forest fire episode.; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 10/2/98

Northeastern Forest Fire Pollution Episode: August, 1995: Analysis in-progress of space, time and compositional patterns of PM-2.5 and related pollutants during August, 1995 Northeastern forest fire episode.; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 10/2/98

Trends Analysis using the IMPROVE Data Base: The purpose of this project is to apply exploratory analysis methods to investigate long-term trends and patterns in particulate species. Meteorological...; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 9/30/98

Agenda for the October 7, 1998 Fine Particle Analysis Workgroup Conference Call: Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 9/30/98

Bill Adamski has registered: Source attribution, speciation

Minutes from the 9/25/98 Status & Trends Conference Call: Submitted by Wayland Bob on 9/28/98

Ongoing research project to characterize temporal and spatial variations of atmospheric aerosol particles.: This post relates to a current EPA / ORD / National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance (NCERQ) Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Grant....; Submitted by Schmidt Mark on 9/28/98

Use of time-series analysis to examine link between photochemistry and PM concentrations: PM fine will contain primary and secondary particulate matter. Because control strategies for primary and secondary PM are very different, it will be useful...; Submitted by Scheff Peter on 9/23/98

Bart Croes has registered: Network Design, Atmospheric Processes, Trend Analysis, Source-Receptor Modeling, Photochemical Modeling, Emission Inventory Reconciliation

Re: Location of sites with existing data: Good idea, so there: Comparison of Proposed National Trends...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 9/19/98

Comparison of Proposed National Trends PM2.5 monitoring Sites to Sites in the North American Integrated Data Set: This document compares the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) required to monitor PM2.5 under the new fine mass NAAQS and proposed PM2.5 Speciation National...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 9/19/98

North American Integrated PM2.5 Data Set: This is a long term North American fine particle mass (<2.5 micrometers) data set created by integrating data from 16 historical and active fine particle...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret

Re: Re: Poor Image Resolution: The poor resolution was due to your browser resizing the large images. To fix this, I replaced the large images in the document with small, poor resolution,...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 9/18/98

Re: Location of sites with existing data: A map of the sites in the integrated PM2.5 database sounds great! Bret, the maps that you recently put up for me don't look very clear. Is it possible...; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 9/17/98

Re: Re: Re: Re: The New Website Structure: The idea for not putting Resources at the top level is that resources are important only as they relate to a particular data analysis activity. Hence...; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 9/17/98

Location of sites with existing data: Bret,it would be interesting to plot on a map the site locations where we have actual data in the PM25 Integrated dataset and compare it to the EPA/NARSTO...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 9/16/98

Preliminary Inventory of Existing and Planned PM2.5 and Related Monitoring: Maps identifing the locations of monitoring sites for existing and planned PM2.5 and related monitoring networks. This is a subset of a supporting document...; Submitted by Eberly Shelly

The Local Analysis and Prediction System (LAPS): The Local Analysis and Prediction System (LAPS) integrates data from virtually every meteorological observation system into a very high-resolution gridded...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/30/98

Meteorological Tools: Frequently Asked Questions: Ilana Stern of UCAR has produced a very useful set of answers to Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQ) on Meteorology (how to find/get data, etc.); Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/30/98

Re: Re: Re: Re: The New Website Structure - Workgroup (s): Oh I see - (!s! skip - means we forgot the s on Workgroups. Fixed it.; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 9/14/98

Re: North American Fine Particle Data Sets: comments: I agree that the aggregation of the data to longer averaging times is something that should be done. As far as data completeness goes, 75% is a common...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 9/10/98

Re: Re: The New Website Structure: The were two reasons for placing the Resource section under Workgroup: 1) there is a desire to treat Resources as a Workgroup and 2) the resources belong...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 9/10/98

Re: The New Website Structure: How about a tiny modification, moving Resources up a level: Whats New; Activities; Resources; Workgroups(!s! skip Resources); Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 9/9/98

What data will be used? & Two suggest topics to add to the list: The outline clearly answers the question WHAT should we do. however, before we can choose tasks, i would like to know: how many sites are we considering,...; Submitted by Haus John on 9/9/98

John Haus has registered

North American Fine Particle Data Sets: comments: The North American Fine Particle Data Sets...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 9/9/98

The New Website Structure: The website has just gone under extensive revisions. There are now two main section 1) Workgroup and 2) Workbook. Both of which are organized around the...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 9/8/98

PM-2.5 Status & Trends Outline, Version 1: Submitted by Poirot Rich on 9/4/98

Peter Frechtel has registered: I'm a graduate student in statistics at NC State, working part-time at EPA until May 1999. I'm eager to help with data analysis; I'm familiar with SAS...

Mark Schmidt has registered: Ambient trends / characterization; source attribution; linkage to ozone / precursors,

Re: Re: Slow connect time to Web Site: Connect time today has been exceptionally fast! This speed is VERY nice.; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 8/13/98

Re: Slow connect time to Web Site: Shelly, we have improved the spped of the Java program that loads the main website outline. As of Aug 12, the loading should be faster. Is it? The response...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 8/12/98

Thomas Shoens has registered: Operations of PM-2.5 monitoring networks, quality control, and data analysis.

PM2.5 Monitoring Information - Super Sites: Visit this webpage for information about activities concerning the Super Sites.; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 8/7/98

Minutes from the July 30 Conference Call: Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 8/6/98

Re: Re: Slow connect time to Web Site: Bret, It's the CHANGE in response time that has caught my attention. I can do other activities between the time I try to connect...; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 8/5/98

Mike Rizzo has registered: Ambient Monitoring, Data Analysis, Source Apportionment, Speciation

Peter Scheff has registered: Source-Receptor modeling, Trends analysis, Source characterization, Ambient measurements.

Suggested Website Structure: The most timid and aggressive users can be helped by a simple and clear organizational scheme for the Website which we seem to be dancing around.� To actually...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 8/4/98

Re: Re: Re: Suggested Website modifications and enhancements: I agree, if you are only talking about redundancy of content within a non redundant structure.� That is, spreading the NOAA READY site content into multiple...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 8/4/98

Re: Re: Suggested Website modifications and enhancements: Aside from some current uncertainties about: What goes in the Workbook vs What goes elsewhere on the Website, i think there are many things that inherently...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 8/4/98

Re: Re: Re: Where should the resources go?: If you see the weblinks as the most popular section, we have the problem that many users just want to use this site to `go somewhere else`. Having some...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 8/4/98

Re: Suggested Website modifications and enhancements: In the layout of the web I encourage you to keep the novice, and I mean REAL novice, in mind.� It's very likely that a novice will not click on any item...; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 8/4/98

Re: Re: Where should the resources go?: Resource Sections:� When the outline for the workbook was first developed, there was an obvious need to let data analysts know of available resources, hence...; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 8/4/98

Suggested Website modifications and enhancements: With the idea of multiple sort/screen options for viewing workbook content, the need for parallel sections outside `the workbook` seems unnecessary. I wonder...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 8/4/98

Re: Re: Where should the resources go?: I agree that:the distinction between the two resource sections has blurred considerably and should be discarded.�; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 8/4/98

Re: Where should the resources go?: Good question.� We have a `Resource section at the top level, which is subdivided into tools, data, literature, and glossary, and under the `Workbook` section,...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 8/4/98

Where should the resources go?: I recently posted some met resources items under: http://capita.wustl.edu/PMFine/Workbook/Resources.html ... including a nice set of met-FAQs i just stumbled...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 8/4/98

Re: Slow connect time to Web Site: Shelly, about how long does it take for your browser to render the outline? is the outline always rendered very slowly? If not when was the last time you...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 8/4/98

Re: Slow connect time to Web Site: The load time from for the main menu (Javascript) is about 10 sec from Europe, using a 56K modem. However, that loading is only once during a session....; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 8/3/98

Tom Pace has registered: Emission Inventory and Factors, Data Analysis, Receptor Modeling, Ambient Measurements

Re: Slow connect time to Web Site: I had similar `speed` problems a week or so ago, but not lately. A possible temporary solution for slow connect times, or if encountering java script errors...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 8/3/98

Slow connect time to Web Site: In the past two weeks, my connect time to the web site has greatly slowed. The `left` side of the home page takes much longer to load up than it used to....; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 8/3/98

The Regional Climate Centers: A nationwide network of six regional centers provides convenient and timely access to accurate and reliable climate information. These centers also monitor...; Submitted by Pitchford Marc

Test: Re: Re: query: Here's a test to see if I can use Stefan's Method to...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/31/98

Tom Moore has registered: Implementation of EPA-required PM2.5 monitoring network and support activities, Long-Term Urban Haze PM/Optical Monitoring Networks - Phoenix and Tucson,...

Mary Ann Heindorf has registered: PM2.5 contact for MI, chemical speciation, geographical distribution & transport, air quality trends, method bias

Meteorological Tools: Frequently Asked Questions: Ilana Stern of UCAR has produced a very useful set of answers to Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQ) on Meteorology (how to find/get data, etc.); Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/30/98

Meteorological Tools: LAPS: The Local Analysis and Prediction System (LAPS) integrates data from virtually every meteorological observation system into a very high-resolution gridded...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/30/98

Meteorological Tools: NOAA READY Website: Great Resource for Meteorological Data and Analysis Tools; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/30/98

Marc Pitchford has registered: Visibility protection in federal class I areas; fine particle sampling, speciation analysis, and data analysis; regional scale source apportionment studies.

Tom Rosendahl has registered: Particulate Matter (PM10&PM2.5) Program Implementation, Air Quality Data Analysis, Emission Inventory and Modeling, Control Strategy Development and Implementation,...

Cooment End vs Means: In his note Rich Poirot makes a set of observations and suggestions regarding the Workbook:
(1) He observes that we seem to agree on the content of the...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 7/30/98

Systems Approach to Air Quality Management - An AQ Analysis Framework: The human-air quality interaction can be described in many ways from different points of view. A useful framework is to view human-environmental interactions...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 7/30/98

Re: Problems with literature submittal: Yeah, we know of this problem and are looking into it. However, it will not get fixed for a week or so, because some key people are out of town.; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 7/29/98

Problems with literature submittal: Attempting to submit a recent lit ref, the journal (Environmental Health Perspectives) wasn't on the pull down menu. When I went to `register the Periodical`,...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/29/98

The Ends vs. the Means or the Chicken vs. the Egg?: comments on: `On PMFine Management, PMFine Analysis Workbook Design and Implementation`). I agree with Rudy's ideas on PMFine (or any pollutant) management...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/28/98

Comments on Poirot's Suggested Revision to Workbook Organization & Process: I agree with Rich's arguments for not structuring the Workbook on the six question laid out in the July 7 conference call minutes. I also really l...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 7/28/98

Suggested Revision to Workbook Organization & Process: Here are some ideas for possible reorganization of the Workbook. If no one likes them there's no problem. But if a few agree, or have other; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/23/98

Bill cox has registered: Spatial and Temporal Trends and Patterns of PM fine and constituents. Evaluation of air quality model performance and characterization of model uncertainty....

Minutes of the call to include the different views?: The minutes of the Jul 9 call constitute a were very useful recording for the 'organizational memory', particularly for those of us not participating in...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 7/28/98

test: test; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 7/27/98

Workbook structure, implementation: These notes are prepared as input to the PMFine Analysis Workbook design discussion to be continued on July 30, 1998. It states my beliefs, a suggested...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 7/27/98

Re: Re: OUTSTANDING ISSUES: Summary Statistics: ...edging back toward the first question `What standard summary statistics are useful?`, one obvious category might be called `Compliance-related Statistics`....; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/24/98

Dave DuBois' (DRI) Air Quality Network Design Page: Page includes links to a network design bibliography, DRI PM2.5 MONITORING NETWORK DESIGN STRATEGIES presentation, and the field program planning for...; Submitted by Falke Stefan on 7/24/98

Re: query

Hypertext links can be included in these comments by adding the hyperlink code. The syntax for the code is:

...

Submitted by Falke Stefan on 7/24/98

Comments on poirot's comments: Rich is on target with his comments. Hopefully within the next two years we will be able to learn from/incorporate data analysis/evaluation/assessment...; Submitted by vanarsdale alan on 7/24/98

alan vanarsdale has registered: PMf atmospheric chemistry, etc.

Re: OUTSTANDING ISSUES: Summary Statistics: Ducking for now the question of specifically what summary statistics are useful, I think Yes, certainly it would be good to consider and recommend a set...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/24/98

query: Is there a way (or could there be) to include a hypertext link within a text comment submitted through one of these comment boxes? An example of what I...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/23/98

Re: Re: HOW WILL WE ACCOMPLISH IT (the Workbook)?: Agreed, IF the workbook is envisioned as a static `paper document`, and IF (like FACA S&TSWG) the workgroup included a sufficient critical mass of `heavyweights`...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/23/98

Suggested Revision to Workbook Organization & Process: Here are some ideas for possible reorganization of the Workbook. If no one likes them there's no problem. But if a few agree, or have other ideas, we may...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/23/98

Re: HOW WILL WE ACCOMPLISH IT (the Workbook)?: This most certainly is the best means of ensuring that all of the section get completed to some degree. However, to develop a smooth flowing workbook without...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 7/22/98

Thoughts on the content of the Resource section.: In addition to the suggested resources: related guidance, maps, databases, and publications I think tools and possible a glossary should be added.
As...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 7/22/98

PM data needed for Inclusion in North American Integrated PM data sets: We are in the process of creating North American PM data sets for urban and rural areas by integrating data from current and historical monitoring networks....; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 7/20/98

North American Fine Particle Data Set: Long term North American PM data sets representative of urban and rural air quality created by integrating data from current and historical research and...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 7/20/98

NOAA-ARL Training in use of READY for Air Quality Applications: NOAA Air Resources Laboratory is providing a 7/22/98 training workshop for NESCAUM States on air quality applications of the NOAA READY website. Background...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/18/98

Make Workbook consistent with job assignmnets: The Table for Divvying up Sections of Workbook is very clear and logically constitute sections of the Workbook. It also seems to make up the main body of...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 7/18/98

Info on super-sites, speciation sites, etc.: Speaking of Super Sites. Given the workgroup�s interest in network siting and evaluation, could someone point to information on the PM2.5 network design/status,...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 7/18/98

Read and comment on the minutes?: As a learning exercise in the use of the web as a communications medium and for the sake of work-process transparency (Glasnost), I took the liberty of...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 7/18/98

Preparation for the next conference call, Thursday, July 30.: Hi Everyone. I had hoped to make some calls to get things rolling, but preparation for the Super Sites meeting here next week has taken its toll on my...; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 7/18/98

Minutes from the July 9 1998 Conference Call: Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 7/17/98

Re: Training: A 'Training' page has been added under the Activities heading. Thanks for pointing out the 'bug' in the system. It has been taken care of and the Activity...; Submitted by Falke Stefan on 7/17/98

Re: Training: It makes a lot of sense to me. The training page could be a good place for the Workbook developers to see what tools and methods are actually being used,...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 7/17/98

Training: Could we add a header for `Training` on the Activities list. This will be an area of specific interest to States, and also an area where the website can...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/17/98

Suggested General Workbook Outline

Would this work?

Introduction: Resources: Exploratory Analysis: Compliance Analysis: Regional Analysis: Related Activities: Summary Reports:

...

Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/17/98

Re: WHEN WILL WE GET IT DONE?: Since there will be almost no `official` PM-Fine data available until after 3/99 (with no way to determine compliance till 3 years after that), and since...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/17/98

Re: Suggested Changes to the Website structure: Hey, this was a nice little virtual workgroup job! The new outline (arrived at by open concensus building) fits the needs much better. I take it that it...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 7/16/98

Re: Re: Re: Suggested Changes to the Website structure: OK we have modified the structure of the website based upon your comments. However, I suggest we reconsider moving WEBLINKS out of the resource section....; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 7/14/98

Re: Re: Suggested Changes to the Website structure: Regarding sections of the web site, here's my idea of the sections.
WHAT'S NEW - as is.
FORUM - discussion on questions related to pm2.5 data...; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 7/14/98

Re: Suggested Changes to the Website structure: I agree with all of your suggestions.� However, I think that we should maintain a reports section in addition to the Workbook.� This section can be thought...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 7/14/98

Suggested Changes to the Website structure: What,s New - As is
Background - Remove it - not really needed
Forum�� - Technical discussion topics on the Workbook
Workbook - Contains the...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 7/14/98

Fine Particulate (PM2.5) Data Analysis Workbook, DRAFT 4/28/98: This is a draft outline of the fine PM data analysis workbook prepared by Miki Wayland and Shelly Eberly; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 7/14/98

Re: How do I fix my PM2.5 problem? - Move it up.: The five questions of the workbook are organized temporally, so there really is no hierarchy.� What am I missing?; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 7/14/98

K. P. Pierson has registered: PM2.5 Coordinator for the State of Arkansas

How do I fix my PM2.5 problem? - Move it up.: From my perspective, the workbook outline is very reasonable. Some comments: The workbook should help answering the three fundamental questions of feedback-based...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 7/13/98

Voyager Decompiler: Data transformer from Voyager binary format to ASCII flat files; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 7/9/98

Real-time Environmental Applications and Display System (READY): READY is an online source of past, present, and future meteorological data, as well as an interactive trajectory and dispersion modeling server.; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 7/9/98

Gif Animation Utility: Utility for animating a series of gif images located anywhere on the web; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 7/9/98

Movie: Animation utility for creating and viewing .AVI and .MOV files; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 7/9/98

Voyager: Voyager is a multidimensional data browser needed for browsing Voyager data files (.VOY).; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 7/9/98

PM analysis Workbook Introduction: The Workbook Introduction will contain two sections: 1. Purpose of Workbook - provide `How-To` approach for compliance related questions and provide...; Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

PM Analysis Workbook Resource Section: The Workbook Resource section will contain three subsections: 1. Network Maps - National, regional, and possibly smaller scale maps of the PM2.5...; Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

nares chuersuwan has registered: data analysis and measurement

Re: HOW WILL WE ACCOMPLISH IT (the Workbook)?: This procedure worked well during the FACA process in developing the Conceptual Model Document for the Science & Technical Support Work Group (STSWG). W...; Submitted by Wayland Bob on 7/8/98

Bob Wayland has registered: Data Analysis, Model-Data Intercomparison, Attainment Determinations

Re: WHY DO WE HAVE A WORKGROUP?: Sounds like a very reasonable goal. The question is how do we know what type of analysis states really need? Which part of their 'need' is actually set...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 7/8/98

Re: WHAT WILL THE MEMBERS DO?: I am inclided to suggest an open, INCLUSIVE approach to the membership where no one is a priori excluded. I would suggest to consider a set of people, special...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 7/8/98

Re: Kick-off conference call for the Ad Hoc PM2.5 Data Analysis Workgroup,Thursday, July 9, 1-2pm EST.: I will not make it to the conference call but will be happy to share my comments through the Web.; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 7/8/98

Kick-off conference call for the Ad Hoc PM2.5 Data Analysis Workgroup,Thursday, July 9, 1-2pm EST.: The kick-off conference call for the Ad Hoc PM2.5 Data Analysis Workgroup will be onThursday, July 9 from 1-2pm EST. The call-in number is (919) 541-4154....; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 7/8/98

WHY DO WE HAVE A WORKGROUP?: A short but simple proposed purpose of the work group is: `Develop a workbook detailing useful analyses of PM2.5 mass and speciationdata, useful as defined...; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 7/8/98

WHAT WILL THE MEMBERS DO?: What we are expecting from members of this work group include:
Participation in conference calls at a frequency agreed upon by the members of theworkgroup....; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 7/8/98

WHEN WILL WE GET IT DONE?: Current plans are to complete a draft workbook by 9/98 and a "final" workbook by 3/99. Is thisrealistic?; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 7/8/98

HOW WILL WE ACCOMPLISH IT (the Workbook)?: There is a proposed template for divvying up the sections of the workbook among themembers of the workgroup. As a starting place, the sections listed are...; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 7/8/98

Rudolf Husar has registered: PM spatial-temporal pattern analysis, source apportionment, web-based collabotaion and AQ managment support.

Air Trajectory Pollution Climatology for the Lake Champlain Basin: This draft paper from a recent Lake Champlain conference includes some preliminary results from an ongoing Trajectory Climatology study. The last Figure...; Submitted by Poirot Rich on 7/1/98

Maryann Suero has registered: Compliance Monitoring; Speciation; Emission Inventory Evaluation; Source Apportionment; Development of Control Strategies

Michael Koerber has registered: Compliance Monitoring, SIP Development, Emissions Inventory Evaluation, Source-Receptor Analyses, Source Apportionment Studies

Tom DeFelice has registered: Physico-chemical characteristics, population dynamics, radiative characteristics

Patterns of dust transport to the Grand Canyon: Dust particles in the 2.5�m to 15�m diameter range contribute to regional haze that sometimes impairs visibility at the Grand Canyon and other National...; Submitted by Vasconcelos Luis on 6/3/98

Spatial resolution of a transport inversion technique: A spatial calibration for conditional frequency analysis, the inversion technique applied to routine back trajectories to study the association between...; Submitted by Vasconcelos Luis on 6/3/98

Spatial resolution of a transport inversion technique: A spatial calibration for conditional frequency analysis, the inversion technique applied to routine back trajectories to study the association between...; Submitted by Vasconcelos Luis on 6/3/98

A tracer calibration of back trajectory analysis: The potential of routine back trajectory analyses to locate sources of contaminants in air at Grand Canyon is investigated with data on methylchloroform...; Submitted by Vasconcelos Luis on 6/3/98

Re: 7. Assessment of impacts of natural sources of PM Fine, such as, biogenics, wildfires, dust: Question 1: Any pointers to the literature on the relationship between gaseous carbon and secondary pm? Question 2: Anyone have a feel for the usefulness...; Submitted by Barickman Patrick on 5/28/98

Patrick Barickman has registered: Emissions inventory, secondary pm from biogenic voc, ozone modeling

Luis Vasconcelos has registered: Fine particle analysis, long-range transport, visibility.

The Relationship Between Aerosol Light Scattering and Fine Mass: The purpose of this report is to present a comparative study of the aerosol light scattering - PM2.5 relationship using existing monitoring data. Light...; Submitted by Falke Stefan on 5/20/98

Maps of PM2.5 over the U.S. Derived from Regional PM2.5 and Surrogate Visibility and PM10 Monitoring Data: Fine mass has been monitored at a limited number of locations (~50 monitoring sites). Incorporation of related data into the spatial interpolation of fine...; Submitted by Falke Stefan on 5/20/98

Incorporating Topography in the Spatial Interpolation of Pollutant Concentrations: This paper incorporates topographical data into the spatial interpolation of quarterly and annually averaged particulate matter concentrations. A relation...; Submitted by Falke Stefan on 5/20/98

Correction of Particulate Matter Concentrations to Reference Temperature and Pressure Conditions: The 1997 revisions to the particulate matter NAAQS included changes in reporting observed concentrations from standard temperature and pressure to local...; Submitted by Falke Stefan on 5/20/98

Estimation of Daily Fine Particle Concentrations in Philadelphia: The purpose of this analysis is to estimate the daily fine particle concentration in Philadelphia for the period 1979-1983. The temporal interpolation method...; Submitted by Falke Stefan on 5/20/98

Declustering in the Spatial Interpolation: Air quality monitoring stations are generally located in or near urban areas while station coverage in rural regions is sparse. Clusters of urban sites...; Submitted by Falke Stefan on 5/20/98

Regional Simulation of Atmospheric Pollutants with the CAPITA Monte Carlo Model: A paper describing the CAPITA regional air quality model, based on the Monte Carlo approach. The paper describes the methodologies employed for modeling...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 5/20/98

OUTSTANDING ISSUES:: What standard summary statistics are useful? Should work group develop a set of summary statistics that (1) serve as the starting point for the data analyses...; Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/20/98

PM Analysis Workbook Appendices: 8. Appendix A: Data Sources
��1. PM Fine Ambient Air Monitoring Networks Descriptions
��(1) Describe what collected by PM2.5 network...; Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/20/98

Suggested Related Activities/Guidance: 1. Attainment Demonstration [plus other relevant AQMG guidance]
2. Data Handling Guidance (for spatial averaging, changing CMZs, changing standards)...; Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/20/98

Exploratory Analyses: The purpose of the exploratory analyses is to understand the PM2.5 problem better. Picture this as being area for ideas to develop, then as they become...; Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/20/98

1. How do we reconstruct PM2.5 mass concentrations from speciated data?: Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/20/98

2. PM2.5 physical characterization. What is the particle size and morphology comprising the fine particulate matter?: Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

3. PM2.5 chemical characterization. What are the chemical components of the fine particulate matter?: Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

4. Air Quality Modeling. Data analyses to assist with modeling include: 1. Emission inventory evaluation
2. Boundary conditions evaluation
3. Model evaluation
4. Episode selection
5. Relationship between FRM...; Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

5. Pollutant Interactions: 1. PM Fine vs. (Ozone, wet deposition, toxics, greenhouse gasses)
2. VOC vs. organic aerosols; Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

6. Met conditions conducive to PM Fine formation, accumulation, and removal: Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

7. Assessment of impacts of natural sources of PM Fine, such as, biogenics, wildfires, dust: Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

8. Origins and potential controls of organic aerosols: Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

9. Fundamental differences in formation, accumulation, and removal of PM Fine in the eastern US vs the western US: Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

10. Spatial and temporal patterns to aid with network design, including sampling frequency: Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

11. Meta Databases - how to combine data from various databases where data are collected with different samplers and different levels of uncertainty.: Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

Analyses focused on Compliance Questions. - PM Analysis Workbook Section 3: Within each section, address issues such as: `Questions to answer,` `Possible approaches to answering the questions,` `Software tools for assistance in...; Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

1. Am I meeting the PM2.5 NAAQS?: 1. Follow rules of 40 CFR Part 50.
2. Pointer to Data Handling Guidance for questions dealing with monitors changing CMZ, monitors changing the standard(s)...; Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

2. Are my PM2.5 ambient air concentrations getting worse or better?: 1. What do trend data show? (Mass and individual species, raw trends and trends adjusted for meteorology)
2. What do spatial/temporal plots show? (Mass...; Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

3. How do I fix my PM2.5 problem?: 1. Identify who is causing the problem (local, transport, or both).
��(1) Source apportionment
��(2) Background/Transport considerations -...; Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

4. Did I fix the PM2.5 problem?: 1. Are the PM2.5 ambient air concentrations moving in the direction needed to fix PM2.5 problem? (See Section b above)
(1)...; Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

5. Have I monitored such that I can find/understand the PM2.5 problem?: 1. Do I have the right number of monitors?
2. Do I have the right mix of monitors? (Mass (FRM and continuous), speciation, SPMs, ...)
3. Are the...; Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

PM Analysis Workbook Ressource Section: The Workbook Resource section will contain three subsections: 1. Network Maps - National, regional, and possibly smaller scale maps of the PM2.5 monitoring...; Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

PM analysis Workbook Introduction: Introduction 1. Purpose of Workbook - provide `How-To` approach for compliance related questions and provide forum for theoretical, exploratory analyses....; Submitted by Wayland Miki on 5/19/98

Miki Wayland has registered: Data Analysis

Rational for the structure of this PM website: A primary function of this website is to provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas, information and resources in support of the development of a fine...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 5/19/98

Fine Particulate (PM2.5) Data Analysis Workbook, DRAFT 4/28/98: This is a draft outline of the fine PM data analysis workbook prepared by Miki Wayland and Shelly Eberly; Submitted by Eberly Shelly on 5/19/98

Rich Poirot has registered: PM Fine monitoring and data analysis

Shelly Eberly has registered: PMFine monitoring, quality assurance, and data analysis.

PM Implementation: This is EPA's homepage for information regarding the implementation of EPA's new air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter and regional haze...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 5/8/98

Unified Air Toxics Website (UATW) - Homepage: This website is to become a central clearinghouse and repository for air toxics information derived from the many different Federal, State, Tribal and Local...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 5/8/98

The Ambient Monitoring Technology Information Center (AMTIC): AMTIC is operated by EPA's Monitoring and Quality Assurance Group. AMTIC contains information and files on ambient air quality monitoring programs, details...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 5/8/98

Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS) - Homepage: In accordance with the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments EPA has required more extensive monitoring of ozone and its precursors in areas with persistently high...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 5/8/98

Center for Air Pollution Impact and Trend Analysis (CAPITA): CAPITA is part of Washington University and performs air quality-related research, disseminates data, reports and software and hosts the WWW domain for...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 5/8/98

Bret Schichtel has registered: Ttransport processes, source-receptor relationship, and Air quality pattern and trend analysis

Stefan Falke has registered: Fine particle spatial pattern analysis