Atmospheric Modeling and Analysis

Tanya Otte uses CMAQ model in the laboratory.

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CMAS Call for Papers

Registration for 2011 Conference

2011 Conference Agenda

Agenda from previous CMAS Conferences

CMAS 2011 Conference

Oct. 24-26, William and Ida Friday Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

The U.S. EPA and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosted the 2011 Community Modeling and Analysis Systems Conference, bringing together about 250 air quality modeling scientists from around the world. The annual conference typically features 200 scientific presentations that represent the cutting edge of air quality modeling research. Presentations include academic papers and posters, which highlight different aspects of air quality model development, evaluation, and application.

The 2011 CMAS conference highlighted the release of version 5.0 of EPA’s Community Multiscale Air Quality model (CMAQ). The new version of the model will allow scientists to apply it to much larger scales, allowing it to be used to study the transcontinental movement of air pollution and climate change.

The 2011 CMAS conference featured the following sessions:

• Session 1: Air Quality Forecasting (Special Session; In memory of Dr. Daewon Byun)
• Session 2: Model Development
• Session 3: Policy and Decision Support
• Session 4: Regulatory Modeling and SIP Applications
• Session 5: Emissions Inventories, Models, and Processes
• Session 6: Air Quality and Climate Change
• Session 7: Model Evaluation and Analysis
• Session 8: Air Quality Measurements and Observational Studies
• Session 9: Air Pollution Meteorology

EPA’s National Exposure Research Laboratory and UNC-Chapel Hill established the CMAS Center in 2001 to provide support to the worldwide community of air quality modelers, including hosting and distributing CMAQ software and documentation and managing several user email lists. The CMAS Center user community has played a key role in the development and evaluation of CMAQ.

For more information on the CMAS conference, click on the links on the right-hand side of the page.

CMAS Conference Notes

• Following the 2011 CMAS Conference, there was an AQMEII (Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative) coordination meeting at the UNC Friday Center.
• Friday, October 28, 3011 following the conference, there was United Kingdom / U.S. Air Quality Cooperation meeting. The meeting was held at the EPA RTP campus.