Lakes Environmental - Air Dispersion Modeling Workshop

Introduction of objectives in puff air dispersion modeling
Review of data sources: meteorology and geophysical data, field data and prognostic models as inputs
Dispersion factors, Gaussian equations, Monin-Obukov length
The need for refined air dispersion models: CALPUFF
Essential theory and related topics
Meteorological data processing: SMERGE, PMERGE, READ62
Terrain data processing: TERREL, CTGCOMP, CTGPROC, MAKEGEO
Hands-on case studies using CALPUFF View

Objectives

This course is intended for air quality professionals who require a knowledge of puff air dispersion modeling approaches and techniques. This course builds upon essential ADM concepts demonstrating the potential for accurate results at small and large scales or in regions of immense complexity. At the end of the course the attendee should be able to use the appropriate model necessary for a variety of regulatory applications, efficiently using the model at-hand. Case studies will be used throughout the course giving "real world" applicability to atmospheric dispersion theory.

Who Should Attend

Air quality professionals in environmental consulting companies, government agencies, and other corporate environmental engineers involved, or planning to be involved, in the prediction of the impact caused by sources of air pollution.

Benefits to Participants

Learn how to use CALPUFF View, including pre- and post-processors for CALMET, CALPUFF, and CALPOST.
Understand the models for regulatory and research applications.
Apply what you learn in interactive case studies using various scenarios including: screening analysis, basic CALPUFF analysis, visibility analysis, analysis with chemical transformation and advanced dispersion parameters, analysis of near-field impacts in regions of complex terrain.

Location

Nov 27-29, 2006

Calgary, Alberta

Location

Registration and Fee

To register contact Lakes Environmental Software:

Phone: 519-746-5995

Fax: 519-746-0793

E-mail: training@weblakes.com

Web site: http://www.weblakes.com

Fee: 3-day course - CDN$1,495 + 6% GST - Total: CDN$ 1584.70 (Order Form)

Early Registration: 10% discount off total cost for 30-day advance registration
Group Discount: 10% discount for each additional participant from same site
Government Discount: 50% discount for EPA & State regulators.

Included in the Fee

Fee includes daily computer use, course notes, and the latest versions of EPA models presented during the course with associated documentation, and US$ 500 of FREE software!

Each course attendee will receive a full license of:

Screen View: Calculates ground-level pollutant concentration estimates for a single source (screening model).
WRPLOT View: Generates wind rose plots for your meteorological data.
Percent View: Generates percentile concentrations for the ISCST3, AERMOD, or ISC-PRIME results and computes rolling averages.

For a period of 6-months after the course, you will also have the opportunity to purchase CALPUFF View and/or ISC-AERMOD View at a 10% discount.

Course Instructor

Jesse L. Thé, Ph.D. P.Eng - Lakes Environmental Software

Dr. Jesse The' is a mechanical engineer with 15 years of experience in thermal fluid applications. Dr. Thé received his Doctoral degree in 1993 from the University of Waterloo, where he worked with computational fluid dynamics and the numerical prediction of environmental fluids. He is the president and founding partner of Lakes Environmental Software and has been a reviewer of the United States Environmental Protection Agency - APTI Courses. Dr. Thé is the main author of the commercial software packages: CALPUFF View, ISC-AERMOD View, BPIP View, Screen View, SLAB View, and Rammet View.

Course Outline

DAY 1

9:00 - 9:15	Introductions
9:15 - 10:30	Stability Class and Mixing Height
10:30 - 10:45	Break
10:45 - 11:15	Puff vs. Plume
11:15 - 11:30	Deposition
11:30 - 12:00	Screening Analysis - Met data processing
12:00 - 1:30	Lunch
1:30 - 2:30	Screening Analysis - Sources & receptors using CALPUFF & CALPOST
2:30 - 3:00	Refined Analysis - Wind fields (CALMET)
3:00 - 3:15	Break
3:15 - 3:45	Met Processing
3:45 - 4:30	Terrain Processing

DAY 2

9:00 - 9:15	Review of Day 1 (Stability Class, Mixing Height, Terrain)
9:15 - 9:45	Turbulence
9:45 - 10:15	Another look at CALMET and RUN
10:15 - 10:30	Break
10:30 - 11:30	How to read/modify a wind field and what it tells you
11:30 - 12:00	Wind field QA
12:00 - 1:30	Lunch (optional tutorial on graphic display and contouring)
1:30 - 1:45	Basic parameters for a simple CALPUFF run
1:45 - 2:30	Basic CALPUFF run (concentration only) & CALPOST basics
2:30 - 3:00	Overview of 'how things get complex'
3:00 - 3:15	Break
3:15 - 3:45	Visibility Analysis - what particulates can do
3:45 - 4:30	Setting up and running a visibility analysis

DAY 3

9:00 - 9:15	Review of Day 2
9:15 - 9:45	Review of FLAG, IWAQM, etc.
9:45 - 10:15	Review visibility analysis from Day 2
10:15 - 10:30	Break
10:30 - 11:15	Chemical transport and transformations
11:15 - 11:30	CALPUFF run with MESOPUFF II and deposition
11:30 - 12:00	Plume rise & dispersion
12:00 - 1:30	Lunch
1:30 - 2:00	Completing the CALPUFF run
2:00 - 2:30	CALPOST options
2:30 - 3:00	Graphic display and reporting
3:00 - 3:15	Break
3:15 - 4:00	Complex terrain, coastal, other unique instances
4:00 - 4:30	Questions, model comparisons, etc.