870:123 Air Quality
Spring 2010
Professor Alan Czarnetzki
Aerosols Protocol – reading assigned on March 29
Health Study 1 – reading assigned on Feb. 1 Health Study 2 – reading assigned on Feb. 3
GHG Reporting Rule – reading assigned on Feb. 10 Iowa DNR FAQ document on GHG Reporting Rule
EPA’s Feb. 2010 Final Rule on Primary NAAQS for NO2
Homework 1 Resource:
Pre-Homework 3 Resources:
Current Weather Conditions at UNI – includes Solar Radiation
Historic Weather Conditions at UNI – Solar Radiation data available since June 5, 2009
Column labeled ‘Solar Rad.’ is the solar radiation intensity, in W/m2, at the time of observation
Column labeled
‘Solar Energy’ is the amount of accumulated solar radiation energy, in
Multiply
value in
Historic Solar Radiation Data for Iowa – set ‘Plot Variable’ to ‘Solar Radiation’, select your date, and then ‘Make Plot’
Multiply value
in
Cedar Falls Utilities – Residential Electric Rates
Homework 3 Resource:
Homework 8 Resources:
NCEP Daily Weather Maps 2003 to Present
University of Wyoming SkewT Plots Plymouth State SkewT Plots
Homework 10 Resources:
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Dispersion Modeling
Dispersion Basics Training Module
CAMEO Home MARPLOT Maps Online version of CAMEO Chemicals
AERMOD online documentation
Air Quality Criteria
General Resources
B.S. Air Quality Major at UNI Global Ozone Monitoring
National Ambient Air Quality Standards ThetaV Profiles: Text Plots at 00 UTC Plots at 12 UTC
CAMEO Online NWS Air Quality Forecast System
EPA Clean Air Market – Allowance Trading Air Resources Lab - READY (mixed layer forecasts, wind rose forecasts)
The Clean Air Act History of the Clean Air Act
Iowa’s State Implementation Plan (SIP) IA Mesonet
Air Quality Agencies US EPA's Office of Air and Radiation
Polk County Air Quality Division University of Wyoming - Surface Observations
Linn County Air Quality Division GOES Soundings
University of
Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
Professional Organizations Job Listings Internship Opportunities
Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) State of Iowa P2 Intern Program
Iowa Chapter of the AWMA Related Industries/Employers
The American Meteorological Society WindLogics
The National Weather Association
Central Iowa Chapter of the National Weather Association
Eastern Iowa/Northwest Illinois Chapter of the National Weather Association
University of Michigan – Air Quality Laboratory
Graduate Programs in Air Quality
Institute for Environmental Studies
Air Quality Models