U.S. EPA's 2008 National Air Quality Conference - TUESDAY, Portland, Oregon

• 2007 Expansions to the National Air Quality Forecast Capability in 2007: Summary and analysis of performance during selected episodes of poor air quality (PPT, 11.6 MB)
  Paula Davidson, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• An Evaluation of the National Air Quality Forecast System for the Summer of 2007 (PPT, 10MB)
  Brian Eder, NOAA
• Changes to the Operational NCEP North American Model (NAM) and impacts on key meteorological fields for Air Quality (PPT, 2.93MB)
  Marina Tsidulko, NOAA
• Skill of the National Air Quality Forecast System (NAQFS) model on the metropolitan scale: Philadelphia forecast area, 2007 (PPT, 2.93MB)
  Bill Ryan, The Pennsylvania State University

• A Comparison between Statistical Models And Three Dimensional Air Quality Models: Is More the Better? (PPT, 600KB)
  Carlos Cardelino, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Usefulness of a Ceilometer for Detecting Boundary Layer Depth for Air Quality Applications (PPT, 4.6MB)
  Mike Gilroy, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
• Advances in Numerical Air Quality Prediction Systems: Models and Information Delivery (PPT, 16MB)
  John McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems
• The BlueSky Smoke Modeling Program
  Sean Raffuse, Sonoma Technology, Inc.

11:30 am – 1:00 pm LUNCH (on your own)

State and Local Perspectives in Air Quality Forecasting
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Moderator: Cary Gentry, Forsyth County

• Effect of Anthropogenic Moisture on Short Range Forecasts for the Los Angeles Basin (PPT, 1.5MB)
  Leslie Belsma, The Aerospace Corporation
• Smoke Transport In Georgia: Challenging Forecasts of Pollution Events (PPT, 2.5MB)
  Bill Murphey, Georgia Environmental Protection Division
• Moving towards an ensemble and high resolution air quality forecast guidance system for New York State (PPT, 2.3MB)
  Christian Hogrefe, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• Revised meteorological criteria for calling air stagnation advisories (PPT, 1.17MB)
  Ranil Dhammapala, Washington State Department of Ecology

• Air Quality Variability in Maryland due to Climate Cycles and Emissions (PPT, 5.3MB)
  Duc Nguyen, Maryland Department of the Environment
• Risk Screening of Point Source Air Toxics in Minneapolis/St. Paul,Minnesota (PPT, 229KB)
  Michele Palmer, US EPA Region 5
• 1997-2007 Comparison of Weather Data and Air Quality in the Triad of NC (PPT, 2MB)
  Cary Gentry, Forsyth County Environmental Affairs Department

• EPA’s Wood Smoke Reduction Partnership Programs (PPT, 3.25MB)
  Amanda Aldridge, US EPA
• “Check Before You Burn” – Navigating Perceptions vs. Reality of One HOT Topic (PPT, 1.9MB)
  Jamie Arno and Lori Kobza, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management
• Wood Smoke Replacement Lessons for Air Quality Districts Funding (PPT, 777KB)
  Erika Schmidt, Frause

• “The Cool School Challenge:” Encouraging Student Leadership, Empowerment and Action on Climate Change (PPT, 7.9MB)
  Kimberley Cline and Amy Warren, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
• Spare the Air: A Path to Clean Air Forever
  Dan Powell and Sandra Yudice, Greenville County, South Carolina

• Land Use, Transportation and Air Quality in the Portland Region (PPT, 3.5MB)
  Councilor Rex Burkholder and Mark Turpel, Metro

11:30 am – 1:00 pm LUNCH (on your own)

• The National Clean Diesel Campaign:Introducing the Diesel Emission Reduction State Clean Diesel Grant Program (PPT, 3.6MB)
  Jim Blubaugh, US EPA
• The West Coast Diesel Collaborative (PPT, 5.4MB)
  Dennis McLerran, Seattle, WA
• Working with Coalitions to Secure Funding for Clean Diesel Projects (PPT, 757KB)
  David Abel, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
• Drive Less, Save More (PPT, 9MB)
  Pam Peck, Metro
• Reducing GHGs from Mobile Sources at the State Level (PPT, 3.3MB)
  Jeff Ang-Olson , ICF International
• SmartTrip Portland: Individualized Marketing Approach to Significantly Reduce GHGs (PPT, 21.8MB)
  Linda Ginenthal, City of Portland Office of Transportation, Transportation Options

• Google Earth Tools for Sharing Emissions Information (PPT, 6.2MB)
  David Mintz, US EPA
• Change a Light NC (PPT, 8.8MB)
  Tom Mather and Milli Hayman, North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources
• Air Quality Stories: Bridging the Gap Between the Media and Air Quality (PPT, 5.6MB)
  Dianne Miller, Erica Zell, Alan Chan, Tim Dye, Sonoma Technology, Inc.
  Jill Engel-Cox, Battelle Memorial Institute

• High Sensitivity Gas Monitoring Data and Data Quality Objectives for CO, SO2, and Noy (PPT, 13.4MB)
  Tim Hanley, US EPA
• Measurement of NO2 Using a Solid-State Photolytic Converter in Conjunction With Chemiluminescent NO Monitors (PPT, 2.2MB)
  Martin Buhr, Air Quality Design, Inc.
• Cheeka Peak Observatory Monitoring for Multiple Uses (PPT, 27.5MB)
  James Werner, Olympic Region Clean Air Agency

• Met One BAM 1020 Mass Monitor USEPA PM 2.5 and PM 10-2.5 FEM Winter and Summer Test Results (PPT, 6.2MB)
  David Gobeli, Met One Instruments, Incorporated
• Applications of Nephelometers in Visibility and Fine Particulate Monitoring (PPT, 15MB)
  John Carney, American Ecotech
• Using Speciation Data to Better Understand Pollution Sources in the Puget Sound (PPT, 6.2MB)
  Erik Saganic, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

• The Southwest Desert/Las Vegas Ozone Transport Study (SLOTS) (PDF, 6.6MB)
  David Bush, T&B Systems, Inc.
• Ozone Monitoring Season Changes in Light of Ozone NAAQS Revision and New AQI Cutpoints (PPT, 1.8MB)
  David Mintz, US EPA

• Roseville Rail Yard Air Monitoring Project (PPT, 14MB)
  Yushuo Chang, Placer County Air Pollution Control District
• Overview of Results From the Multiple Toxics Exposure Study – III (PPT, 8.2MB)
  Philip Fine, South Coast Air Quality Management District

• Methods and Considerations for Near-Road Air Quality Monitoring (PPT, 4.5MB)
  Rich Baldauf, US EPA
• Lessons Learned About Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSATs) at Three Schools Next to US 95 in Las Vegas, Nevada (PPT, 1.5MB)
  Paul Roberts, Sonoma Technology, Inc.
• Air Pollution Monitoring in Urban/Sub-Urban Area Using Aerial Platforms
  Massimiliano Lega, DiSAm - Dipartimento di Scienze per l’Ambiente - University of Naples Parthenope - (Italy)