Air monitoring milestone: RAPS' ((Regional Air Pollutant Study)) field measurements are in

Journal Article · Thu Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978 · Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es60142a608· OSTI ID:6033193

Schiermeier, F A

A discussion covers the objectives of the RAPS study conducted by the EPA in St. Louis, e.g., to develop, evaluate, and validate air quality simulation models on a regional scale covering urban and rural stationary and mobile sources. The design of the RAPS was discussed including a field measurement program which has been completed, data management, and model evaluation and testing. The Regional Air Monitoring System of the RAPS which consisted of 25 remotely operated, automated stations controlled and polled via telemetry by a central data-acquisition system, data-quality assurance, and the Upper Air Sounding Network were also discussed. Expeditionary investigations, e.g., pollutant transport and dispersion studies, evaluation of instruments, use of helicopters, the exchange of data between RAPS and related studies in the St. Louis area, e.g., the Metropolitan Meteorological Experiment, emission inventories which are now available for the St. Louis area, e.g., for hydrocarbons and sulfur compounds were reported. Data management, and model evaluation and development were also covered. Map, photographs, and table are included.

• OSTI ID: 6033193
• Journal Information: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 12:6; ISSN ESTHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

500100* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Basic Studies-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
COMMUNICATIONS
DATA ACQUISITION
DATA TRANSMISSION
DESIGN
DISPERSIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HYDROCARBONS
MOBILE POLLUTANT SOURCES
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
QUALITY ASSURANCE
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
STATIONARY POLLUTANT SOURCES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS