IRAP-h View Version 3.2 Just Released!

Lakes Environmental is proud to announce the release of IRAP-h View version 3.2. This version contains enhancements as well as corrections to existing features. If you are currently in maintenance and did not receive an email regarding the update, please contact us at support@weblakes.com.

If you are a user of IRAP-h View but are no longer in maintenance, contact us at info@weblakes.com for appropriate pricing information for your maintenance renewal.

Lakes Environmental to Offer IRAP-h View Course

Lakes Environmental will be offering a course on the basics of risk assessment (as per the 2005 Final US EPA-OSW HHRA Protocol) and the IRAP-h View software package on March 20-21, 2007 in Houston, Texas held just before our AERMOD course on March 22-23, 2007. If you are interested in attending the IRAP-h View course, please contact us at: training@weblakes.com.

Global Meteorological Data Available

Lakes Environmental Software is now preparing global meteorological data for the CALPUFF, AERMOD, and ISCS air dispersion models. Data is created using the MM5 model and further processed to be compatible with the above mentioned models.

For pricing and other information related to this new service, please contact our sales team by emailing sales@weblakes.com.

We’ve set a number of training dates for 2007, with additional courses to be announced soon! Be sure to register for courses 30 days in advance to receive a 10% discount.

Toronto Course Full!

Our January Toronto AERMOD Course is now full. We have not yet scheduled the next Toronto course, but please contact us at training@weblakes.com if you would be intested in attending such a course.

AERMOD Courses

*Includes new section regarding MOE Reg. 419/05 (see Outline)

Human Health Risk Assessment Courses

For more information on the above courses, such as registration information, location, and course outlines, please visit our web site: https://www.weblakes.com/courses.html.

Utilizing Dual-Processors for AERMOD Runs

The US EPA AERMOD model is not currently designed to take advantage of dual-processors, meaning that having dual-processors will not reduce run times. Dual-processors may, however, reduce the impact of an AERMOD run on other tasks being performed at the same time.

Using Batcher from Lakes Environmental

When you have more than one AERMOD project to run, it is possible to take advantage of dual-processors using Batcher. Batcher is a utility that is part of the ISC-AERMOD View package. It allows you to run your project outside the ISC-AERMOD View interface and is designed to let you easily perform multiple modeling runs. By opening two instances of Batcher, it is possible to run two projects at one time, one on each processor. This will result in reduced run times compared to running both projects in one instance of Batcher, or running through the ISC-AERMOD View interface.

You should ensure that your projects are stored in different directories, so that there is no conflict with temporary files created when AERMOD is run.

Acknowledgements

This tip was contributed by:

Vincent R. Tino, CCM
Certified Consulting Meteorologist - Air Quality CDM
56 Exchange Terrace
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Phone: (401) 751-5360
Fax (401) 274-0933 or (401) 751-5499
Email: tinovr@cdm.com
Internet: https://www.cdm.com

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