2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Geospatial Analysis for the Causes of Haze Assessment Track: Climate, Weather and Atmosphere Author(s): Dave DuBois, Karl Graham, Alexandra Nikolich, Eric Peters, Jin Xu, Anthony DeLeon A research study to assess the causes of haze at federal Class I areas in the west and central United States is being done to support federal, state, local and tribal regulatory decision makers. One goal of this study is to identify the emissions sources causing excessive haze levels at each Class I area based on analysis of historical air quality, meteorological, and emissions data. A comprehensive collection of spatial data is being used to assist in the descriptive data analysis phase of this research. This paper provides examples of how ArcGIS and ArcInfo can be utilized to systematically characterize the physical attributes of air monitoring networks, describe air pollutant emission sources and air flow patterns in various topographic environments, and analyze air mass trajectory model output. Dave DuBois Desert Research Institute Div. of Atmospheric Sciences 755 E. Flamingo Rd Las Vegas , NV 89119 US Phone: 702-862-5468 Fax: 702-862-5507 E-mail: Dave.DuBois@dri.edu Karl Graham Desert Research Institute Div. of Atmospheric Sciences 755 E. Flamingo Rd Las Vegas , NV 89119 US Phone: 702-862-5437 Fax: 702-862-5507 E-mail: Karl.Graham@dri.edu Alexandra Nikolich Desert Research Institute Div. of Atmospheric Sciences 755 E. Flamingo Rd Las Vegas , NV 89119 US Phone: 702-862-5316 Fax: 702-862-5507 E-mail: Alex.Nikolic@dri.edu Eric Peters Desert Research Institute 755 E. Flamingo Rd Las Vegas , NV 89119 US Phone: 702-862-5413 E-mail: Eric_Peters@nmenv.state.nm.us Jin Xu Desert Research Institute Division of Atmospheric Science 755 E. Flamingo Rd Las Vegas , NV 89119 US Phone: 702-862-5417 Fax: 702-862-5507 E-mail: Jin.Xu@dri.edu Anthony DeLeon Desert Research Institute Division of Atmospheric Science 755 E. Flamingo Rd Las Vegas , NV 89119 US Phone: 702-862-5433 Fax: 702-862-5507 E-mail: Anthony.DeLeon@dri.edu |
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