NOAA Air Quality Proving Ground Advisory Group Workshop

AGENDA - September 14, 2010

 

USGS MD-DE-DC Water Science Center – Seminar Room
5522 Research Park Drive
Baltimore, MD 21228

 

8:00 – 8:30

Check-In and Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:45

Welcome and Overview of the Workshop

Amy Huff, Battelle

8:45 – 9:00

NOAAÕs GOES-R Proving Ground

Steve Goodman, NOAA NESDIS

9:00 – 9:30

Overview of the GOES-R Satellite and ABI Instrument

Mitch Goldberg, NOAA NESDIS

9:30 – 10:00

Air Quality Products from GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)

Shobha Kondragunta, NOAA NESDIS

10:00 – 10:15

Development of Proxy ABI Data for the AQPG

Brad Pierce, NOAA NESDIS

10:15 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 11:00

Case Studies of Simulated ABI Data for Past Air Quality Events

Ray Hoff, UMBC

11:00 – 12:00

ForecastersÕ Needs from Satellites

11:00 – 11:15

Overview of Air Quality Forecasting

Bill Ryan, Pennsylvania State University

11:15 – 11:30

East Coast Air Quality Forecasting Considerations (Maryland Perspective)

Duc Nguyen, Maryland Department of the Environment

11:30 – 11:45

Lake Michigan Area (Midwest) Air Quality Forecasting Issues

Bill Adamski, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

11:45 – 12:00

Satellite Data for Air Quality Forecasting – A West Coast Perspective
Kevin Durkee/Sang-Mi Lee, South Coast Air Quality Management District

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch (provided)

1:00 – 2:00

Breakout Session: Review of Simulated ABI Case Study Data

Case Study Worksheet    Case Study Powerpoint

2:00 – 3:00

Group Discussion: ForecastersÕ Needs and the ABI

3:00 – 3:15

Forecaster Case Study Presentation: A Recent PM2.5 Episode over Georgia

Bill Murphey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources

3:15 – 3:30

Break

3:30 – 3:45

GOES-R and ABI Products from the NWS WFOs

Mike Coyne, Huntsville, Alabama WFO

3:45 – 4:15

Dissemination of ABI Aerosol Data from GOES-R

Ray Hoff, UMBC

4:15 – 4:45

Group Discussion: Options for an ABI Air Quality Internet Delivery System

4:45 – 5:00

WhatÕs Next for the AQPG

Ray Hoff, UMBC
Evaluation Form

5:00

Workshop Adjourns