Part 2 – Air Pollution Meteorology and Modeling for Beginners Webinar
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |