Sensitivity of the UAM-predicted ozone concentrations to wind fields in the New York metropolitan area
- New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY (United States)
- ISPRA Establishment (Italy)
- San Jose State Univ., CA (United States)
The New York airshed modeling domain, extending from northern Philadelphia, PA to the southern Massachusetts, is part of the large urban corridor stretching from Virginia to Maine alone the eastern sea-board of United States. Due to the continued non-attainment of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone, the area has been designated to be in the {open_quotes}severe{close_quotes} classification under the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. This requires demonstration of compliance with the ozone NAAQS with grid-based photochemical models such as the Urban Airshed Model (UAM). The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has recommended the use of a one-way model nesting scheme, with the Regional Oxidant Model (ROM) providing initial and boundary conditions and other ancillary data for the UAM. Meteorological data and emissions data can also be developed by alternative methods for use with UAM, if considered more appropriate than those derived from the ROM-UAM system.
- OSTI ID:
- 28736
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940115--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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