Lakes Environmental e-Newsletter

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Upcoming Courses

Date	Course	Location	Registration
Nov 28-29, 2016	AERMOD	Melbourne, Australia Sponsored by CASANZ	Register Now
Jan 23-24, 2017	CALPUFF	Montreal, QC Sponsored by APCAS	Pre-Book Now
Feb 27-28, 2017 Mar 1-2, 2017	AERMOD CALPUFF	Toronto, ON	Registration Coming Soon
Mar 20-21, 2017 Mar 22-24, 2017	AERMOD CALPUFF	Dallas, TX	Register Now New Dates
Apr 3-4, 2017 Apr 5-6, 2017	AERMOD CALPUFF	London, UK	Registration Coming Soon
May 1-2, 2017 May 3-5, 2017	AERMOD CALPUFF	Las Vegas, NV	Register Now

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.

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Modeling Tip

Defining Custom Sectors in WRPLOT View

A wind rose depicts the wind frequency in specified wind direction sectors and wind speed classes for a given location and time. Over the years, thousands of people in need of wind roses have turned to Lakes Environmental’s freeware application, WRPLOT View. Beginning with WRPLOT View Version 8.0, users now have the ability to define custom wind direction sectors. By changing the sector arcs and starting angles, users can analyze a wide variety of wind statistics.

To customize the wind direction sectors, open your met data file in WRPLOT View and select the Tools | Wind Rose Sectors menu option.

The application defaults to 16 sectors centered on 22.5-degree intervals (e.g., 0°, 22.5°, 45°, etc.). To modify the sector positions, edit the Start Angle field. For example, if I wanted to start the sectors at the North compass point, I could start at 0° and go up by 22.5° increments.

Default wind sectors	Custom wind sectors

Users can also define non-uniform arcs.

	Wind rose plot with 4 non-uniform sectors and uniform petal width

To learn more, download WRPLOT View Version 8.0 today!

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.

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Articles

Delhi Air Quality Remains ‘Severe’, Minister Calls for Emergency Meeting

November 6, 2016 - New Delhi, Nov 6: Delhi on Sunday remained covered in a thick cover of smog along with high pollutants which kept air quality in the ‘severe’ category. Cool temperature and nearly zero wind movement were the major factors responsible for pollution level continuing to be on the higher side. Air Quality Data on Particulate Matter (PM) for Delhi continued to be ‘Severe’. At 9 AM PM showed Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) at 999 in RK Puram at 999, 436 at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), 999 in Punjabi Bagh at 999 and 662 in Shanti Path area. Following the rise in pollution, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has called for an emergency cabinet meeting at 12:30 PM. The condition in the national capital is believed to be the worst Delhi has witnessed in 17 years.

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British Court Rules Government Failing to Tackle Air Pollution

November 2, 2016 - UK government measures to tackle air pollution still don't comply with European Union legislation to improve air quality and meet nitrogen dioxide limits, Britain's High Court ruled on Wednesday.

Nitrogen oxides reduce air quality and member states have been flouting EU limits on a range of pollutants associated with respiratory and other illnesses and more than 400,000 premature deaths per year, according to European Commission data.

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Automakers Outperform Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for 4th Consecutive Year

November 2, 2016 - WASHINGTON - Passenger vehicles achieved record-high fuel economy while outperforming greenhouse gas emission standards in model year 2015, according to two reports released today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The GHG Manufacturer Performance Report for 2015 Model Year finds automakers went beyond the model year (MY) 2015 standards by an average 7 grams of CO2 per mile, equivalent to 0.9 miles per gallon (mpg), even as the fleet-wide standard became more stringent by 13 grams of CO2 per mile. All large manufacturers have met the standards through MY 2015.

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Wave of Environmental Regulation Heading for California Ports

November 1, 2016 - The tightrope that California ports must walk in balancing the commercial needs of their private-sector tenants with the demands of state and local environmental regulators played out last week at events in Oakland and Los Angeles-Long Beach.

On Thursday in Los Angeles, John McLaurin, president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, warned a Propeller Club gathering that the environmental movement in California is moving inexorably from an emphasis on reducing health-risk pollutants, where the ports have achieved great success, to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Upcoming Conferences & Trade Shows

Jan 5-7, 2017	IAFOR International Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment More Info	Honolulu, HI, USA
Jan 16-19, 2017	World Future Energy Summit More Info	Abu Dhabi, UAE
Jan 22-26, 2017	American Meteorological Society (AMS) 97th Annual Meeting More Info	Seattle, WA, USA
Feb 8-10, 2017	Energy, Utility & Environment Conference (EUEC) 2017 More Info	San Diego, CA, USA
Feb 23-24, 2017	19th International Conference on Air Pollution and Control More Info	Paris, France
Mar 21-23, 2017	Americana 2017 More Info	Montréal, QC, Canada
Apr 2-4, 2017	2nd International Conference on Air, Water, and Soil Pollution and Treatment (AWSPT'17) More Info	Barcelona, Spain
May 2-3, 2017	CANECT 2017 More Info	Mississauga, ON, Canada
May 25-26, 2017	19th International Conference on Air Pollution and Control More Info	London, UK
Jun 5-8, 2017	110th Air & Waste Management Association's Annual Conference & Exhibition (ACE) More Info Lakes Environmental will be at booth #607	Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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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.

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 at: support@webLakes.com.

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