What's New at the OTAG for October to December of 1996

Entries between October and December 1996

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Re: Back Trajectories Don't Indicate Origin of Emissions Causing High Ozone: Robert Imhoff's preceding comment suggests that the referenced residence-time probability plots provide no information on ozone source regions, and on...; Submitted by Poirot Richard on 12/31/96

Postdoctoral position at CAPITA: A Postdoctoral Position for Air Pollution Transport and Pattern Analysis for 1.5-2 years is open at CAPITA. Research areas include: Further developme...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 12/28/96

Upcoming AQA Conference Call, January 8, 1997, 2 PM EST: The Air Quality Analsis Workgroup will hold a conference call on Wednesday, January 8, 1997 at 2:00 p.m. (EST). To participate, please call (703) 736-...; Submitted by Guinnup David on 12/26/96

Senior Meteoologist: Recent work performed by Wishinski, Poirot, Husar, and
Schictel only substantiate and solidify the field data that
has been collected along and ...; Submitted by Michaelsen Clifton on 12/24/96

Back Trajectories Don't Indicate Origin of Emissions Causing High Ozone: Comparing the two plots, it is obvious that the average trajectory length to the 22 stations is much longer for those that start in Canada. Longer tr...; Submitted by Imhoff Robert on 12/17/96

Summary of the OTAG Air Quality Analysis Workgroup: This is a summary of the AQA Workgroup activities that is considered to be of interest to the OTAG Policy Group and the Subgroups. The presentation is given in the form of questions and answers....; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 12/11/96

Kurt Kebschull has registered: Ozone and pollutant transport,
UAM model verification with ambient data,
CT state implementation plans; Submitted by Kebschull Kurt on 12/10/96

Status Report to OTAG Air Quality Analysis Workgroup: 11/7/96: The current report presents results of "concentration-based trajectory sorting" for 7 Summers (1989-95) for 23 ozone monitoring sites in the OTAG doma...; Submitted by Poirot Richard on 12/9/96

Raymond Evans has registered: Modeling of stationary, mobile and area sources thru-out domain. Emissions trading and allocations.
Policy development.; Submitted by Evans Raymond on 12/8/96

Upcoming AQA Conference call December 9, 1996 1pm (EST): The Air Quality Analsis Workgroup will hold a conference call on Monday, December 9, 1996 at 1:00 p.m. (EST). To participate, please call (703) 736-7...; Submitted by Guinnup David on 12/4/96

Air Quality Analysis Workgroup December 9, 1996 Conference Call: The Air Quality Analsis Workgroup will hold a conference call on Monday, December 9, 1996 at 1:00 p.m. (EST). To participate, please call (703) 736-7...; Submitted by Anderson Bret on 12/4/96

Re: Comments on Preliminary Proposal: Evaluation of the Effect of the use of a 12: The Southeast modeling center has expended much effort in trying to
determine the cause of the overestimation of peak ozone
concentrations in th...; Submitted by Imhoff Robert on 12/2/96

EPA'S PROPOSAL ON THE PARTICULATE MATTER STANDARD: EPA is proposing revisions to the primary and secondary NAAQS for particulate matter (PM) by adding a new annual PM2.5 standard set at 15 �g/m3 and a ...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 12/1/96

EPA'S PROPOSAL ON THE OZONE STANDARD: EPA is proposing revisions of the current 0.12 ppm, 1-hour primary and secondary NAAQS for ozone with a new 8-hour standard set at 0.08 ppm. An area a...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 12/1/96

The New Proposed Ozone and PM Standards are Published by EPA: On November 29th, 1996, EPA has relised the proposed new standards for O3 and PM. Wordperfect files can be downloaded from TTN.; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 11/30/96

Comments on Preliminary Proposal: Evaluation of the Effect of the use of a 12 Kilometer Grid on Otag Modeling Results: One of the primary purposes of model sensitivity runs, such as the one proposed, is to aid in the

evaluation of the model performance. This pr...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 11/27/96

Eldewins Haynes has registered: Meteorological and air quality analysis, helping political solutions to scientific problems to be based on scientific data; Submitted by Haynes Eldewins on 11/27/96

Jennifer Seinfeld has registered: Emissions trading and issues related to NOx budget rule allocations; Submitted by Seinfeld Jennifer on 11/26/96

A Comparison of Modeled and Measured Ozone, NOy and CO at Nine Regional Monitoring Stations during the 1995 OTAG Episode: Ozone, NOy and CO concentrations at nine eastern U.S. stations were compared to the UAM-V model output. Measured and modeled O3 and NOy values have s...; Submitted by Hartsell Ben on 11/24/96

Preliminary Proposal: Evaluation of the Effect of a 12 KM Grid on OTAG Modeling Results.: This preliminary proposal is submitted by the TVA for review and comments by the OTAG modeling groups and other interested parties. It should be viewe...; Submitted by Imhoff Robert on 11/23/96

Preparation of Ozone Files for Data Analysis: Ozone related air quality data from seven different data sources were acquired and prepared in a set format for ingestion into the UAM-V model. The...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 11/18/96

Summary of Ozone Transport: The purpose of this document is to present the finding and conclusions from studies conducted by the OTAG Air Quality Analysis workgroup which applies...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 11/10/96

Ozone Transport Visualization Animations: Animations illustrating the transport of ozone over the course of several days for the summers of 1991, 1993, 1995; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 11/7/96

RACT Requirements for Major Sources in Attainment Areas: I have heard that there are going to be RACT requirements/recommendations for major sources in attainment areas. I am specifically interested in RACT...; Submitted by Tracy Lee-Ann on 11/7/96

Lee-Ann Tracy has registered: Employed at private consulting firm.; Submitted by Tracy Lee-Ann on 11/7/96

Areas of Violation over the OTAG Region: The Air Quality Analysis workgroup has conducted an evaluation and pattern analysis of areas of violation (1hr and 8hr) over the OTAG region. The a cr...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 11/6/96

Ozone/NOy/Tracer Relationships at Three SCION Sites: The purpose of this analysis was to examine the behavior of O3 and other trace gases at three rural sites in the southeast, and to determine whether o...; Submitted by Edgerton Eric on 11/4/96

Re: Re: Usefulness of Midwest-only or Northeast-only sensitivity analyses: Among the important implications of the Rao et al. /Porter et al. statistical decomposition of long-term ozone data is the clear demonstration that a ...; Submitted by Poirot Richard on 11/4/96

Bill Cason has registered: Regulatory analysis; Submitted by Cason Bill on 11/3/96

Michael Messner has registered: statistical data quality assessment and modeling,
decision/policy analysis,
quality assurance and quality control,
impact of measurement erro...; Submitted by Messner Michael on 11/1/96

More on Nov.7 meeting: AQAWG agenda - Nov. 7 - 9:00 am Consensus-building on policy-relevant questions; 11:00 am Consensus-building on summary and recommendatio...; Submitted by Guinnup David on 11/1/96

Re: Usefulness of Midwest-only or Northeast-only sensitivity analyses: I doubt that any of the OTAG modelers are watching this. From the air quality data analysis, it is hard to infer much about regional control effective...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/29/96

Gregory Stella has registered: Control Technologies & Options;
Trading & Incentives Group;
NOx Cap & Trade Programs;
NOx Control Strategies; Submitted by Stella Gregory on 10/29/96

Usefulness of Midwest-only or Northeast-only sensitivity analyses: Are sensitivity analyses that examine impacts in only portions
of the modeling domain (e.g., the Northeast and Midwest as
opposed to the entire ...; Submitted by Oppenheimer David on 10/28/96

David Oppenheimer has registered: Submitted by Oppenheimer David on 10/28/96

AQA Summary: Ozone Measurement Trend Studies in the Northeast: Purpose: Review and prepare an integrated summary of recent major northeastern U.S. air quality and emission trend analyses.; Submitted by Stoeckenius Till on 10/24/96

AQA Summary: Ozone Exceedances Data Analysis: Representativeness of 1995: Purpose: Assess the representativeness of the 1995 ozone season in the Northeast in the context of the past 15 ozone seasons. The motivation for this ...; Submitted by Stoeckenius Till on 10/24/96

AQA Summary: Ambient Monitoring Sites for OTAG (time series) Model Evaluation: Purpose: Recommend ozone monitoring sites in the Northeast to be used for evaluation of the OTAG base case regional photochemical model simulations fo...; Submitted by Stoeckenius Till on 10/24/96

AQA Summary: Pattern of Ozone Over the OTAG Region: Purpose: Identify spatial patterns and weekday/weekend differences in seasonal average and low, medium, and high ozone concentrations.; Submitted by Stoeckenius Till on 10/24/96

AQA Summary: Source Regions of Influence for High and Low Ozone Conditions in the Eastern US: Purpose: Develop a trajectory based method for investigating the spatial impact of ozone and ozone precursors from selected source areas (the source r...; Submitted by Stoeckenius Till on 10/24/96

AQA Summary: Air Trajectory Analysis of Long-Term Ozone Climatology: Purpose: Perform a back-trajectory based analysis of relationships between high regional ozone levels and transport pathways. Develop trajectory clim...; Submitted by Stoeckenius Till on 10/24/96

AQA Summary: Spectral Decomposition of the Ozone Time Series: Purpose: Estimate the spatial representativeness of data collected at routine ozone monitoring sites and the typical size of airsheds (zones of influe...; Submitted by Stoeckenius Till on 10/24/96

Implementation Strategies and Issues Workgroup: Mission: Mission statement, Rationale and Goals of Workgroup. Goals: (1) Reduce backround ozone; (2) Rely primarly on CAAA mandates; (3) Use cost-effective, ...; Submitted by Schichtel Bret on 10/23/96

Anthony Reynolds has registered: Environmental Impact Modelling (Air) for Industrial Plants
Assessment of Air Pollution Models and Techniques; Submitted by Reynolds Anthony on 10/23/96

Anthony Reynolds has registered: Environmental Impact Modelling (Air) for Industrial Plants
Assessment of Air Pollution Models and techniques; Submitted by Reynolds Anthony on 10/23/96

Dorris Gary has registered: Weighted emissions trading. Integrating the science of ozone formation with economic analysis to determine least cost solutions to ozone attainment.; Submitted by Gary Dorris on 10/22/96

Next OTAG AQA Meeting, Nov. 7-8, Bethesda, MD: The next OTAG Policy Group Meeting is scheduled for Friday, November 8, at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland. The Subgroups will...; Submitted by Guinnup David on 10/18/96

List and Status of AQA Workgroup Technical Analyses: A table of AQA projects. Includes report availability, report access and completion status.; Submitted by Stoeckenius Till on 10/18/96

bob carson has registered: transport of air pollution and
air pollution control strategies; Submitted by carson bob on 10/16/96

Bret Anderson has registered: Implementation Issues-Geographic Applicability of Control Measures; Submitted by Anderson Bret on 10/15/96

Source Regions of Influence for High and Low Ozone Conditions in the Eastern US: Purpose: Develop a trajectory based method for investigating the spatial impact of ozone and ozone precursors from selected source areas (the source ...; Submitted by Stoeckenius Till on 10/14/96

Air Trajectory Analysis of Long-Term Ozone: Purpose: Perform a back-trajectory based analysis of relationships between high regional ozone levels and transport pathways. Develop trajectory clim...; Submitted by Stoeckenius Till on 10/14/96

STAPPA/ALAPCO Home Page: The State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators (STAPPA) and the Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (ALAPCO) represen...; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/10/96

Federal, State, and Local Air Pollution Programs and Services.: Links to Federal, State, and Local with air pollution-specific programs and services maintained at EPA Office of Air and Radiation.; Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 10/10/96

Vicky Sullivan has registered: Science/policy interface.; Submitted by Sullivan Vicky on 10/7/96

AQA Conference call October 15, 1pm Eastern time: Items for discussion include 1) Summary report outline, comments on draft 2) Comments on technical summaries 3) Policy-relevant questions, additions...; Submitted by Guinnup David on 10/4/96

Stephen Mueller has registered: Manage TVA OTAG modeling-related projects. Evaluated UAM-V
performance against observations.; Submitted by Mueller Stephen on 10/1/96