Photochemical assessment monitoring: Program objectives and data uses

Conference · Sat Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:197365

Gerald, N O; Parzygnat, B A.B. ^[1]

---

1. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)

In order to design the Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS) program requirements, EPA considered a wealth of program objectives; additionally, the Agency recognized the vast potential for a myriad of uses for the data. The Agency anticipates that the measurements will be valuable for verifying emission inventories and corroborating area-wide emissions reductions. The data are expected to be used to evaluate, adjust, and provide input to the photochemical grid models utilized by the States to develop and demonstrate the success of their control strategies. The PAMS will provide constructive information for the evaluation of population exposure and the development of ambient ozone and ozone precursor trends. This paper will examine the development of the PAMS program objectives and the potential role of the extensive PAMS data base for resolving ozone nonattainment.

• OSTI ID: 197365
• Report Number(s): CONF-9405167--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
DATA PROCESSING
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
OZONE
PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDANTS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS