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The following 2 conferences listed below may be of interest to WRF-Chem users.<BR>
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Jerome Fast<BR>
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1 - Fall AGU meeting, December 14 – 18, 2009 (information regarding abstract deadlines will be announced later):<BR>
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A40 Evaluating Particulate Matter Air Quality with Surface and Space-Borne Measurements:<BR>
This session will focus on surface level particulate matter air quality monitoring and forecasting for local and regional scales using surface and satellite observations. Contributions related to both observational and aerosol forecast model evaluation is encouraged. Observational related topics include the use of satellite and meteorological data for estimating and forecasting near surface particulate matter, assimilation of satellite-derived aerosol data into regional-scale atmospheric models, and assessments of the accuracy and representativeness of aerosol property measurements. Aerosol forecast model evaluations using data collected from satellite instruments, monitoring networks, and recent field experiments are also sought. Particular consideration is given to strategies or techniques for evaluating the underlying physical and chemical components of aerosol forecast models. These include biomass burning, complex interactions of aerosols with radiation and clouds, the handling of the aerosol mixing state, the role of boundary layer processes, and the quantification of compensating errors within aerosol model predictions.<BR>
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2 – International Aerosol Modeling Algorithms Conference, December 9 – 11, 2009, deadline for abstracts is September 11, 2009:<BR>
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This conference takes a look beneath the hood into the workings of various aerosol modules to: <BR>
- discuss and encourage improvements in the models.<BR>
- explore the role of aerosol modules in air quality and climate models.<BR>
- review numerical techniques that improve the algorithm that models are based on.<BR>
- envision the development of future aerosol models<BR>
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Sessions are planned on: <BR>
- Real-Time Forecasting<BR>
- Secondary Organic Aerosol<BR>
- Cloud-Aerosol Interactions<BR>
- On-Line Modeling (e.g., WRF-Chem)<BR>
- Off-Line Modeling (e.g., CMAQ)<BR>
- Meteorological Modeling for Chemical Transport Modeling<BR>
- Intercontinental Transport and Global Aerosol Modeling and Satellite Products<BR>
- Receptor-Oriented PM Modeling<BR>
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</B></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><B><FONT SIZE="1"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:7pt'>Jerome D. Fast, Ph.D.<BR>
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ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND GLOBAL CHANGE DIVISION<BR>
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory<BR>
P.O. 999, MSIN K9-30<BR>
Richland, WA 99352<BR>
Tel: 509-372-6116<BR>
<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>Jerome.Fast@pnl.gov<BR>
</U></FONT><FONT COLOR="#D27300">www.pnl.gov</FONT><FONT COLOR="#D37400">/atmospheric/staff/staff_info.asp?staff_num=5717<BR>
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