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Volume 9 - Issue 5 |
Monthly Newsletter
- May 2008 |
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News & Events
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June Toronto AERMOD Course is Filling
up Quickly! Register Now!
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The 2-day AERMOD course in Toronto on June 16-17, 2008 only has a few spaces left. Act quickly to attend;
please contact us at training@weblakes.com or check our
Upcoming Courses section to register.
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AERMOD View™ Version 5.9 Released
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Lakes Environmental is proud to announce the release of AERMOD View Version
5.9 on May 6, 2008. This version updates Aermet View to include the US
EPA’s new AERSURFACE tool, and also includes interface improvements. For
an extensive list of the changes and new options to AERMOD View,
please see the latest
release notes available on our website.
If you are currently in maintenance for AERMOD
View and did not receive an email regarding the update, please
contact us at support@weblakes.com.
If you are a user of AERMOD View but are no longer in maintenance, contact us at
info@weblakes.com for appropriate pricing information for your maintenance
renewal.
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Lakes Environmental at A&WMA’s 101st Annual Conference & Exhibition!
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Lakes Environmental Software invites you to join us at A&WMA’s 101st Annual Conference & Exhibition. This
event is taking place on June 24-27, 2008 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. Mrs. Julie Swatson
and Mr. Ryan Freedman will be located at booth 425 to perform software demonstrations and answer questions.
To obtain conference information and register, visit the A&WMA website:https://secure.awma.org/reg/ace2008/
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AERMOD View™ Winner at CANECT 2008!
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The winner of our CANECT 2008 draw for a free copy of AERMOD View
is Robert Wilson from Stirling Engineering Inc.
Drop by our booth at AWMA 2008 for your chance to win a free copy of AERMOD View!
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New Knowledgebase Articles
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The Lakes Environmental Knowlegebase has gotten bigger! The AERMOD
knowledgebase has many new useful articles. We would like to invite
our current users in maintenance to visit the knowledgebase and rate
its articles and make suggestions for new content. We want to make
this a first-class resource for our users, and appreciate your help.
Look for the Login to the knowledgebase on our website.
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Lakes Environmental Closed For Victoria Day
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Lakes Environmental will be closed on Monday May 19th to
observe the Canadian Victoria Day holiday. If you have any
pressing needs during that time, please email us at support@weblakes.com
and we will contact you May 20th, 2008 when we re-open.
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Upcoming Courses
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We’ve set a number of training dates for 2008, with additional courses to be
announced soon! Be sure to register in advance; spots are limited.
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AERMOD Courses
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Jun. 16-17, 2008 |
Toronto, ON, Canada |
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Jun. 30-Jul. 1, 2008 |
Madrid, Spain(1) |
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Sep. 15-16, 2008 |
Beijing, China |
Outline/Registration coming soon |
Sept. 25-26, 2008 |
Toronto, ON, Canada |
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Oct. 23-24, 2008 |
Boston, MA, USA |
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Nov. 20-21, 2008 |
San Diego, CA, USA |
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CALPUFF Courses
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Jul 2-4, 2008 |
Madrid, Spain(1) |
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Sep. 17-19, 2008 |
Beijing, China |
Outline/Registration coming soon |
Oct. 7-9, 2008 |
Sydney, Australia |
Outline/Registration coming soon |
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(1) Course materials and presentation will be in English.
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For more information on the above courses, including registration
information, location, and course outlines, please visit our
web site: www.weblakes.com/course.
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Monthly Modeling Tip
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Upper Air Data for AERMET
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The US EPAs AERMET model is the meteorological preprocessor for the AERMOD model. One of the inputs that
AERMET requires is an upper air data file. The upper air data file provides information on the vertical
structure of the atmosphere; this includes the height, pressure, dry bulb temperature, and relative humidity.
Upper air data files are often considered to be difficult to obtain, but the National Climatic Data Center
(NCDC) maintains a radiosonde database where upper air data may be accessed at no charge.
Data is available up to very recently, and the coverage is global. The data is stored in the FSL format,
which is directly accepted by AERMET.
Data selections can be made by time range, country, state and station. Once a specific dataset is chosen, it
will be displayed on the webpage, where it can be copied and pasted into a text editor and saved as a file.
The radiosonde database can be accessed at https://raob.fsl.noaa.gov.
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Remember: We are currently accepting
submissions for the Monthly Modeling Tip that appears in
our newsletters. If
you have a modeling tip that may benefit a variety of people,
please send it to us at support@weblakes.com.
Your name and the name of your organization will appear below
the tip providing you with greater exposure.
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This Month's Articles
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Japan Scientists Warn Arctic Ice Melting Fast
May 12, 2008 - TOKYO (Reuters) - Arctic ice is melting fast and the area covered by
ice sheets in ocean could shrink this summer to the smallest since 1978 when satellite observation first
started, Japanese scientists warned in a report.
Ice sheets in the Arctic Ocean shrank to the smallest area on record in late summer in 2007, researchers at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said in a report on the website
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Voluntary Carbon Market is Fast Becoming Big Business
May 12, 2008 - If anyone had doubts about the importance of the voluntary carbon market they would
certainly have been overcome by the announcement last month by Merrill Lynch of a new carbon offset
service to assist businesses to reduce emissions through voluntary offsets.
In partnership with ICF International, Merrill Lynch's new Green and Gold initiative
is the latest in a series of moves by major financial institutions to position themselves in a market
valued by Abyd Karmail, Merrill Lynch's managing director and global head of carbon emissions at over of
$70 billion.
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Stop Whining, Schwarzenegger Tells Carmakers
May 9, 2008 – SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger met privately with
seven auto executives over California's attempt to impose strict emission rules, but let it be known
publicly that he told the carmakers to stop whining and start producing.
The Republican governor met Thursday with the executives, who requested the
get-together. In an interview afterward, he said he told them "the train has left the station" and that
they should stop challenging California rules that are intended to help slow the rate of global
warming.
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Kick the Oil Habit and Make Your Own Ethanol
May 9, 2008 – A new company hopes drivers will kick the oil habit by brewing
ethanol at home that won't spike food prices.
E-Fuel Corp unveiled on Thursday the "MicroFueler" touting it as the world's first machine that allows
homeowners to make their own ethanol and pump the brew directly into their cars.
The portable unit that sells for $10,000 resembles a gasoline station pump and nozzle -- minus the slot
for a credit card, or the digital "SALE" numbers that whir ever faster at retail pumps as global demand
pushes fuel prices to record levels.
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High Fuel Prices Could Slash US Emissions
May 8, 2008 - HIGH gasoline prices could lead to a dramatic saving in US
greenhouse-gas emissions. That’s the conclusion of economists in the US, who suggest high fuel prices
are turning consumers off SUVs and onto smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles.
What’s more, car owners are predicted to cut back on driving in order to save money.
Together, these changes in consumer behaviour could make an important dent in the US contribution to
global warming, reducing annual carbon dioxide emissions by tens of millions of tonnes per year. The
impact will be dramatic, says Chris Knittel, an economist at the University of California, Davis, who
was involved in one of the studies.
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Climate Change in Atlantic Canada
May 8, 2008 - Whether it’s freshwater flooding or rising sea levels, the biggest
climate change threat facing Atlantic Canada comes from water, and although the threat has been
identified, questions remain whether the region is truly prepared for the inevitable impacts that are
coming?
According to the Natural Resources Canada report, Atlantic Canada will experience
more storms, increased storm intensity, rising sea levels, more devastating storm surges, greater
coastal erosion and more instances of flooding. There is growing evidence of recent trends toward
greater extremes and higher frequencies of such events. The extreme flooding conditions in New
Brunswick that have taken place in the past two weeks could become much more commonplace.
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Conferences & Trade Shows
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Here are a few conferences and trade shows coming
up in the next few months: |
Jun. 2-5, 2008 |
17th International Emission Inventory Conference
more info |
Portland, Oregon, USA |
Jun. 3-5, 2008 |
Top Energy Berlin
more info |
Berlin, Germany |
Jun. 12, 2008 |
AWMA - Ontario Section Annual Conference
more info |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Jun. 24-27, 2008 |
AWMA 101st Annual Conference and
Exhibition
more info |
Portland, Oregon, USA |
Jul. 28-31, 2008 |
The 4th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (IC-EST 2008)
more info |
Houston, Texas, USA |
Aug. 3-7, 2008 |
5th SETAC World Congress
more info |
Sydney, Australia |
*** Lakes Environmental is attending: AWMA
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About This Newsletter
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This newsletter contains information gleaned from various sources on
the web, with complete links to the sources cited. Organizations cited are in no way affiliated with Lakes
Environmental Software.
Lakes Environmental Software is a leading environmental IT company that offers a complete line of air
dispersion modeling, risk assessment, emissions inventory, and emergency release software as well as
training and custom software services. With satisfied users located around the globe, Lakes Environmental
Software will continue to revolutionize the environmental software field.
For more information please visit our web site at: www.weblakes.com. You
may also contact us by phone at (519) 746-5995 or by fax at
(519) 746-0793.
All comments and suggestions are welcome. You can e-mail us
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