VISTAS Phase II Visibility Modeling

Meetings & Presentations

Glide Path Calculations

• 2009 Base G2a Glidepaths (Updated 8/9/07)
• 2018 Base G2a Glidepaths (Updated 8/9/07)

January 18, 2006 TAWG Conference Call

• 2018 Base F4 Visibility projections update (ppt file), and excel spread sheets calculating visibility projections in a zip file (posted 1/18/2006)

August 17-18, 2005 TAWG Meeting, Asheville, NC

• 2018 Base D Visibility projections (ppt file), and excel spread sheets calculating visibility projections in a zip file (posted 1/18/2006)

January 10-14, 2005 TAWG Conference Call

• Further CMAQ Organic Carbon Diagnostic Testing Results (ppt, posted 1/10/2005)
• CMAQ Dust Sensitivity Test (ppt, posted 1/07/2005)

December 6, 2004 TAWG Conference Call

• Revised CMAQ Base C and Further Organic Carbon Diagnostic Analysis (ppt, posted 12/04/2004)

November 12, 2004 TAWG Conference Call:

• Phase II Task 4a Diagnostic Analysis (ppt, posted 10/11/04)

October 4, 2004 TAWG Conference Call
Results of 2002 GEOS-CHEM modeling to define Boundary Conditions

• 2002 GEOS-CHEM Evaluation (ppt, posted 10/1/2004))
• 2002 GEOS-CHEM Animation of April fine dust (ppt, posted 10/1/2004))

Sept 20-23, 2004 TAWG Meeting, Ashville, NC:

• 2002 Annual CMAQ Operational Evaluation (9/23/2004) (ppt)
• 2002 Annual CMAQ Diagnostic Evaluation (9/23/2004) (ppt)
• 2002 Annual CAMx vs CMAQ Model Comparison (9/27/2004) (ppt)

Sept 14, 2004 Conference Call:

• Task7 CB4 SAPRC Urban Comparison (9/13/2004) (ppt)

Sept 2, 2004 Conference Call:

• Task7 CB4 SAPRC Comparison (9/2/2004) (ppt)

Presentations for July 27th VISTAS TAWG conference call:

• Initial VISTAS 2002 CMAQ run analysis - 36 km PM performance (ppt)
• Initial VISTAS 2002 CMAQ run analysis - 36/12 km diagnostics MPE (ppt)
• PM Model Performance for the Initial VISTAS 2002 CMAQ Run (36 km) (ppt)
• VISTAS Phase II Task 7 update (ppt)

Phase II Project Reports

• VISTAS Regional Haze SIP Draft Final Technical Support Document (11/14/07)
  • Document main body
  • Appendix A - Emission Processing
  • Appendix B - MPE: Regional Model Evaluation across the VISTAS Region
  • Appendix C - MPE: Evaluation at VISTAS and Nearby Class I Areas (01/04/08 updated)
  • Appendix D - MPE: Spatial Maps of Model Performance on the Best and Worst 20% Days at VISTAS and Nearby Class I Areas
  • Appendix E - 2018 Visibility Projects at VISTAS and Nearby Class I Areas for the Worst 20 Percent Days using EPA Default Approach and Comparison with 2018 Uniform Rate of Progress
  • Appendix F - 2018 Visibility Projections at VISTAS and Nearby Class I Areas for the Best 20 Percent Days using EPA Default Approach
  • Appendix G - Evaluation of the 2002 GEOS-CHEM Global Chemistry Model Used for Boundary Conditions in the VISTAS Regional Haze Modeling
  • Appendix H - VISTAS Area of Influence Analyses

 

• Task 4a VISTAS Phase II Evaluation of the Initial CMAQ 2002 Annual Simulation (11/3/2004) (pdf)
• Task 3b VISTAS Phase II Met Gatekeeper Report (9/2/2004) (ppt)
• Task 3c Initial Base Year EI Preparation (9/2/2004) (ppt)
• Task 3c Initial Future Year EI Preparation (9/2/2004) (ppt)
• Task 7 CB4 SAPRC Comparison (9/2/2004) (ppt)
• Boundary Conditions from GEOSCHEM - Documentation:
  GEOSCHEM to CMAQ users guide (pdf)
  • GEOSCHEM Final Report (doc)
  • GEOSCHEM to CMAQ users guide (doc)

Phase II Work plan

Modeling protocol and planning documents:

• VISTAS Phase II Modeling Protocol (5/10/04) (pdf)
• Response to comments on "VISTAS Phase II Modeling Protocol" (5/10/04) (pdf)
• November 17, 2004 Draft VISTAS Modeling Quality Assurance Project Plan (pdf, posted 11/19/04)

University of California, Riverside
 Bourns College of Engineering
  Center for Environmental Research & Technology