Lakes Environmental e-Newsletter
In this issue:
- News & Events
- Upcoming Courses
- Modeling Tip: 5-Minute ASOS Data in AERMINUTE
- Articles
- Upcoming Conferences & Trade Shows
News & Events
Happy Holidays from Lakes Environmental!
Lakes Environmental wishes you a Joyous Holiday Season and a Prosperous New Year!
With the holiday season upon us, we wish to take this opportunity to specially thank you, our subscribers and customers, for reading our newsletter throughout the year. Your continued feedback and suggestions enable us to provide you with the most relevant information in your field of expertise. Thank you once again and we look forward to working with you in 2016!
Please find below the holiday schedule for Lakes Environmental’s offices:
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December 28-30 |
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CALPUFF View Version 8.1 Released!
Lakes Environmental is pleased to announce the release of CALPUFF View Version 8.1 on December 16, 2015. This release includes the following updates:
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*This feature is available only to CALPUFF View users in current maintenance.
For a detailed listing of updates available in CALPUFF View Version 8.1, please check our latest release notes.
If you are currently in maintenance for CALPUFF View and did not receive an email regarding this update, please contact us at support@webLakes.com.
If you are a CALPUFF View user but are no longer in maintenance, please contact sales@webLakes.com for pricing to get up and running on Version 8.1.
AERMOD View Version 9.1 Released!
On December 10, 2015, Lakes Environmental released AERMOD View Version 9.1. This release features several updates including:
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This feature is available only to AERMOD View users in current maintenance.
Check our latest release notes for a complete list of updates. Users with current maintenance can access this update from our Software Updates webpage.
If you are an AERMOD View user but are no longer in maintenance, please contact sales@webLakes.com for pricing to get up and running on Version 9.1.
Lakes Environmental Announces 2016 Training Courses
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Lakes Environmental is ready to kick off another year of AERMOD and CALPUFF training courses. Our current plans include the following locations:
Early registration discounts are available! Starting making plans now to attend one of these outstanding courses! The latest information on all of our upcoming courses is available on our website. |
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Upcoming Courses
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Feb 1-2, 2016 |
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Feb 22-23, 2016 |
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Mar 7-8, 2016 |
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May 2-3, 2016 |
For more information on the above courses, including registration information, location, and course outlines, please visit our web site: https://www.weblakes.com/courses.html.
Modeling Tip
5-Minute ASOS Data in AERMINUTE
AERMINUTE is the pre-processor program which reads wind data from Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) stations in the United States and prepares hourly-averaged wind speed and direction values. Up to now, AERMINUTE only read 1-minute data records in a specific format (TD-6405).
The US EPA recently updated the AERMINUTE executable (dated 15272). This update now allows modelers to supplement the record with 5-minute ASOS wind data to fill in gaps in the 1-minute data records. Lakes Environmental has added this AERMINUTE update to the latest release of AERMET View (Version 9.1).
To incorporate 5-minute data into an existing AERMET View project, follow these simple steps:
Step 1. Open your AERMET View project by double-clicking the .amf file
Step 2. Select the ASOS 1-Minute tab from the Surface display. Select the AERMINUTE button to open the AERMINUTE Utility.
Step 3. In the Utility, select the Specify 5-Minute ASOS Wind Data (TD-6401 / DSI-6401) tab. AERMINUTE is now capable of reading 5-minute ASOS wind data in TD-6401 format from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI, formerly NCDC). AERMET View includes a link to NCDC’s data archive to retrieve the necessary files. Press the Download Files button to open the link to NCDC’s FTP site.
Step 4. Select Load 5-Minute ASOS Files to begin downloading the files needed for your project. Files are named by station callsign, 4-digit year, and 2-digit month. This example uses data from Reno, NV (KRNO) for the full year 2010 (201001 – 201012).
Step 5. AERMINUTE will prepare comparison files for the 1-minute & 5-minute data. These files are enabled by default in the AERMINUTE Utility. Once complete, you can click the Preview icon to view these files and see where the 5-minute data is incorporated.
Step 6. You’re ready to run! Click Process to run AERMINUTE. Once you’re done reviewing the output, click OK to exit the Utility. The file will now indicate that 5-minute data was used.
AERMINUTE produces an hourly data file which is automatically incorporated to your AERMET View project. You can also view a summary file of the hourly averages calculated in the program.
Submit Your Modeling Tips Today!
We are currently accepting submissions for the Monthly Modeling Tip section that appears in our newsletters. If you have a modeling tip that may benefit our readers, 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 an opportunity for increased exposure.
Articles
Delhi Government’s Formula to Check Pollution Level: Odd, Even Number Vehicles on Alternate days from January 1
December 5, 2015 - NEW DELHI - A day after the Delhi High Court observed that the current air pollution levels in the national capital were akin to "living in a gas chamber", the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, Friday, announced stringent measures to bring the situation under control.
The biggest of the proposed measures is that vehicles with odd and even registration numbers will be allowed on alternate days from January 01, 2016.
While Paris Focuses on Climate Change, Air Pollution Kills 400,000 Europeans Per Year
December 5, 2015 - In Wieliczka, near Krakow, a handful of locals have gathered in a hotel conference room to bemoan air pollution. One woman complains of sinus problems caused by soot; another worries about her children playing outside. A man grumbles that police rarely prosecute residents for burning rubbish. It is a tiny gathering compared with the huge climate-change conference that kicked off in Paris on November 30th. But the issue is as big as the sky.
Europe’s air is less corrosive than it once was, and much less foul than China’s or India’s. Industrial decline and clean-air policies since the 1950s have brought levels of many pollutants, such as sulphur dioxide, fine particulate matter (a dust that can irritate lungs), and nitrogen oxides down over the past few decades. Yet more than 400,000 Europeans still die prematurely each year because of air pollution, according to the European Environment Agency. In 2010 the health-related costs were thought to be between €330 billion ($437 billion) and €940 billion, or 3%-7% of GDP.
Congress Passes Resolutions to Block 'Crushing Regulations' Of EPA's CPP
December 2, 2015 - The U.S. House of Representatives has passed two resolutions to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan regulations for both newly constructed and existing power plants.
S.J. Res. 24, sponsored by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., covers existing power plants, and S.J. Res. 23, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., covers new power plants.
Before moving to the House, these resolutions of disapproval passed the U.S. Senate in mid-November.
USEPA Bumps up US Renewable Fuel Standard Volumes for 2015-2016, in Final Ruling
November 30, 2015 - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced final volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard program today for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, and final volume requirements for biomass-based diesel for 2014 to 2017. This rule finalizes higher volumes of renewable fuel than the levels EPA proposed in June, boosting renewable production and providing support for robust, achievable growth of the biofuels industry.
Taiwan EPA Announces Draft Bill Aimed at Poor Air Quality
November 18, 2015 - Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) yesterday announced a draft emergency response measure aimed at combating air pollution, which would limit the use of vehicles, prohibit some outdoor events and reduce factory emissions by 40 percent when pollution reaches hazardous levels.
The air pollution emergency response draft act concerns levels of PM2.5 — fine particulate matter under 25 micrometers in diameter.
Upcoming Conferences & Trade Shows
Date |
Conference |
Location |
Jan 10-14, 2016 |
American Meteorological Society (AMS) 96th Annual Meeting |
New Orleans, LA, USA |
Jan 18-21, 2016 |
World Future Energy Summit |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Feb 03-05, 2016 |
Energy, Utility & Environment Conference (EUEC) 2016 |
San Diego, CA, USA |
Mar 02-04, 2016 |
GLOBE 2016 |
Vancouver, BC, Canada |
Mar 14-18, 2016 |
Air Quality 2016 |
Milan, Italy |
Mar 20-25, 2016 |
40th Stationary Source Sampling & Analysis for Air Pollutants Conference 2016 |
Point Clear, AL, USA |
Apr 25-27, 2016 |
CANECT 2016 |
Toronto, ON, Canada |
May 24-26, 2016 |
21st International Transport and Air Pollution Conference (TAP 2016) |
Lyon, France |
May 25-27, 2016 |
Carbon Expo 2016 |
Cologne, Germany |
Jun 20-23, 2016 |
A&WMA 109th Annual Conference & Exhibition |
New Orleans, LA, USA |
About this Newsletter
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.
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