Implementation and coordination of the SUlfate Regional Experiment (SURE) and related research programs
The operating procedures for a comprehensive regional air quality program - the SURE program (SUlfate Regional Experiment) is described in detail. The coordination of SURE with other regional programs funded by the government or industry is also discussed. SURE is aimed at defining the relation between emitted primary pollutants (e.g., SO/sub 2/) and regional, ambient concentrations of secondary products (e.g., sulfates). Emphasis is on identifying the contribution of the electric power industry to ambient sulfate levels in the northeastern United States. This $6 million project began in early 1977 and will be completed in late 1979. SURE comprises four main elements: a ground monitoring network of 54 randomly distributed stations throughout northeastern United States; a program of measuring air quality from airplanes; a detailed emissions inventory; and a modeling program. The ground network was in operation for 15 months. Nine stations operated continuously; the remaining 45 gathered data continuously fr only one month out of each of the four seasons of the year. At all ground stations, a wide range of chemical and meteorological parameters was measured. Emphasis was on sulfur compounds; however, measurements also included nitrogen species, ozone, hydrocarbons, and some trace metals. The airborne work served as a limited supplement to the ground network in an attempt to add 3-dimensional character to the air quality measurements. The emissions inventory included SO/sub x/, NO/sub x/, suspended particles and hydrocarbons from power plants, other industry, homes, and surface transportation. Emissions are reported as daily averages for each season of the year. The modeling effort is aimed at developing a system which predicts regional concentrations of primary and secondary pollutants in terms of local emissions, taking into consideration other factors such as pollutant transport, chemical reaction, and meteorology.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Research and Technology, Inc., Westlake Village, CA (USA). Western Technical Center
- OSTI ID:
- 5979766
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-EA-1066
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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DATA COMPILATION
ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY
HYDROCARBONS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
METEOROLOGY
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Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)