A)How is satellite imagery currently used in air quality research and management? a) who are the data users b) what data is used c) how is the data used.

A) How is satellite imagery currently used in air quality research and management?         a) who are the data users        b) what data is used        c) how is the data used

B) What can be done to strengthen the link between the remote sensing and air quality research and management communities?        a) what do EPA and other air quality organizations need        b) what can ESIP offer

Data

DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS VALUE & BENEFITSEARTH SYSTEM MODELS

EARTH OBSERVATIONS

Air Quality ManagementFigure 1. Integrated System Solutions Diagram

Observations

Predictions

• Aerosol Transport: GOCART

• Global-Regional Assimiliations: RAQMS

• Atmopsheric Chemistry: GEOS-CHEM

• Emissions: SMOKE

• Meteorology: MM5, ETA

• Air Trajectories: NOAA-Hysplit4

• Aerosols: Terra, Aqua, TOMS, Aura,Aeronet, AIRNow, INTEX, CALIPSO, Glory-APS

• Ozone & Precursors: TOMS, Aura, SAGE III, AIRNow, INTEX

• Trace Gases: Terra, Aqua, OCO• Clouds: Terra, Aqua, CloudSAT,

CALIPSO• Land Use/Cover: Terra, Aqua,

Landsat• Atmospheric Parameters: GOES,

POES, GIFTS, NPP, NPOES

• Atmospheric state parameters

• Global-to-regional concentrations

• Emissions inventories

• Regional-Global transport

• Trace Gas Sources

• Aerosol properties

• Ozone profiles & columns

• Global-regional boundary conditions

• Data fusion techniques

• Ground-satellite data comparison techniques

CMAQ (Community Mulit-scale Air Quality modeling system)

AIRNow & AQI (Air Quality Index)

• Assess emissions control strategies

• Develop achievable SIPs (State Implementation Plan)

• Assess compliance

• Waivers to air standards

• Quantify voluntary stationary emission reductions

• Forecast transport of dust/pollutants

• Actions to reduce source emissions

• PM2.5 forecasts

• Reduce lung-related diseases & premature death

• Reduce hospital admissions & use of medicines

• Reduce lost workdays and schooldays

• Improve visibility and reduce haze for tourism

• Improve resiliency of crops; increase yields

• Increase confidence in government

• Improve crop estimates

• Sensitive populations can change activities

International Treaties

NOAA Air Quality Forecasts

10-March-2004

Air Quality Management:Clean Air Standards and Air Quality Forecasts

Outcomes: Assess effects of emissionscontrol options. Evaluate developmentoptions and emissions strategies to setpolicies and construct attainable State (air quality) Implementation Plans.

Outcomes: Quantify contributionsof physical & chemical processes topollutant concentrations. Extendozone forecasting to regional transport for urban to rural areas.

Outcomes: Determine source and destination of long range dust and pollutants. Route airplanes. Moreaccurate forecasts of haze & pollutionepisodes. Warn hospitals & farmers.

Outcomes: Reassess ozone and precursor transport across state boundaries. Implement air quality strategies & related development policy based on detailed data and models.

Outcomes: Accurate(regional, multi-day)pollution forecasts.NAAQS planning andmitigation based on validated models.

Current trajectory:Steady improvement in documenting the

chemical content of the lower atmosphere, Steady improvement in the physical accuracy of modeled processes for

pollution episode warnings.

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•Simultaneous, high time & space resolved multi-pollutant (O3, CO, NOx, SO2,HCHO, aerosol) data enablessound decision making

Outcomes: Evaluate exceptionalevents for effect on NAAQS violations; provideexceptions for attainment.

•Large scaletransport ofaerosols (TOMS aerosol index)

Earth System Modeling Framework Forecasts by 2012:

Robust emissions control planning and management. Routine warnings of

elevated pollution episodes. Accurate 3-day air quality forecasts.

• Improveboundary conditions(ozone residual)•Validate measurements

•Ozone, SO2 & NO2

profiles & regional transport(Build on TOMS & GOME)•Continental inflow/outflow

• Monitor long range transport of mineral and pollution aerosol (CALIPSO)

• Couple chemistry& aerosol models• Assimilate satellite data for trace constituents

Prevent 15,000 premature deaths/year

Mitigate $5B- $10B/yr crop damage

TOMS AQUASAGE III AURATERRA CALIPSOCloud Sat NPOESS

Impacts: Reduce impairedlung function and use of

medications. Reducehospital admissions andlost work/school days.

Impacts: Reduce asthma & lung related diseases.

Improve visibility. Improve crop

health & yields.

Virtual Communities

FASTNET

IDEA

Smog Blog

Fire Detection

Emissions

Two general areas:

1) Data access

2) AQ science with remote sensing