Fiscal Year 1988 Summary Report of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Meteorology Division Support to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

摘要

The Meteorology Division provided meteorological research and operational support to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The primary research effort was the development and evaluation of air quality simulation models using numerical and physical techniques supported by field studies. Modeling emphasis was on the dispersion of photochemical oxidants and particulate matter on urban and regional scales dispersion in complex terrain and the transport, transformation, and deposition of acidic materials. Highlights during FY-1988 included applying the Regional Oxidant Model (ROM) to evaluate the effects of proposed strategies to control anthropogenic hydrocarbons and NO sub x; implementing the ACID-MODES surface monitoring network and conducting an intensive ground and airborne sampling program to provide data for the evaluation of the Regional Acid Deposition Model (RADM); completing the Complex Terrain Dispersion Model (CTDM); completing the Acid Rain Mountain Mesoscale Model (ARM3); and conducting dense-gas dispersion studies in the Fluid Modeling Facility.