2-PART WEBINAR TRAINING: AIR POLLUTION METEOROLOGY & MODELING FOR BEGINNERS
Presented by Anthony J. Sadar, CCM
Allegheny County Health Department, Air Quality Program

PART 1 – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2020 – 1:30 – 3:00 PM ET
PART 2 – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2020 – 1:30 – 3:00 PM ET

NOTE: Participants MUST attend BOTH webinars and complete an online pre-test, post-test, and webinar evaluation in order to receive a Certificate of Participation. The links to these will be provided at a later date.

This two-part webinar series provides an introduction to the basics of air-pollution meteorology and dispersion modeling using the USEPA reference model, AERMOD. Students will learn meteorological concepts as well as the mechanics of running AERMOD and the screening model AERSCREEN. A practical example will be included. Each webinar session will last approximately 1.5 hours (please see agendas for both below).

Presenting both webinars will be Tony Sadar from the Allegheny Health Department. Tony has had 40 years of experience in air-pollution meteorology and science education. He holds a B.S. degree in meteorology from The Pennsylvania State University, a M.S. degree in environmental science (air-pollution control) from the University of Cincinnati, and a M.Ed. in science education from the University of Pittsburgh. In addition, Tony has been designated a Certified Consulting Meteorologist by the American Meteorological Society.

If you are interested in joining us for in this excellent training opportunity, please register using the link provided (below)!

REGISTRATION

Please note that registration will be limited to only 50 MARAMA agency staff members at this time. Participants MUST attend BOTH webinars and complete an online pre-test, post-test, and webinar evaluation in order to receive a Certificate of Participation. The links to these will be provided at a later date.

PART 1 – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2020 – 1:30 – 3:00 PM ET
Agenda – Part 1
THE ATMOSPHERE
   Constituents
   Structure
   Measurements
ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS
   Temporal/spatial scale of events
AIR POLLUTION DISPERSION
   Sources – Dispersion – Receptors
AIR DISPERSION MODELING
   Observation—Theory—Models
   Receptors = Sources/Dispersion
   Empirical Research
   Statistical approach
PART 2 – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2020 – 1:30 – 3:00 PM ET
Agenda – Part 2
US EPA GUIDELINES
   Guideline on Air Quality Models (Revised), Appendix W
   Other guidance/clarification
AERMOD & AERSCREEN
   Input requirements
   Output examples
   Interpretation of results
   Comparison between AERMOD and AERSCREEN
ADDITIONAL MODELS & APPLICATIONS
   Requirements for regulatory modeling