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Air Quality Management: Workflow, Value-Adding Activities, Participants and Earth Observation Needs. R. Poirot, W. White, S. Falke, M. Schulz., K Hoijarvi, K. Torsett, E. Robinson, J Husar CoP Contact: R. Husar Oct. 5, 2010. DRAFT. Background.
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Air Quality Management: Workflow, Value-Adding Activities, Participants and Earth Observation Needs R. Poirot, W. White, S. Falke, M. Schulz., K Hoijarvi, K. Torsett, E. Robinson, J Husar CoP Contact: R. Husar Oct. 5, 2010 DRAFT
Background • AQ Management (AQM) and Science relies on a range of on Earth Observations (EO) form in-situ and remote sensing platforms. • The the procedures and the outcome of AQM are defined by laws and regulations in most countries including the workflow/activities, the key participants and their respective needs. • Hence, AQM is a suitable application area of the Global Observing System of Systems (GEOSS) where the user needs are satisfied by services offered . This is an initial attempt to formulate EO needs of AQM. The AQ Community of Practice is invited to contribute to this effort.
AQ Management: Science View Earth Observations are are most needed for quantifying pollutant emissions, transport and ambient concentrations User Types: Emission Analysts, Modelers, AQ Data Analysts
GEOSS Information Flow Framework AQ Management: Information Flow View GEOSS Core AQ Analyst Modeler AQ Domain Analyst Policy Analyst Policy Maker The AQ Information system processes Earth and other observations into actionable knowledge for policy/decision makers. User Types: AQ data analysts and modelers; health, aquatic and other domain analysts, policy analysts and policy/decision makers
AQ Management: Process View Backmann, Scheffe
Approach to Define EO Needs for AQM • Use the Process View to identify the workflow steps • For each step, list the respective required activities • Identify the participants who perform the activities • State their respective needs for EOs, tools and methods Define needs using the open GEOSS AQ Community of Practice Structure Consistent with: GEO Task US 0901a: Priority Earth Observations for AQ GEOSS Clearinghouse/AQ Community Catalog User Requirement Registry
General Requirements by User Type EO Requirements: Where, What Type; Pollutant User Types Surface | MassConc. | PM25, PM10, O3, SO2, NO2, VOC; AQ Analyst Surface | MassConc. |PM25, PM10, PMComp, WindField Receptor Modeler Transport Modeler 4Dim | Emiss. /4DWea | PM25, PM10, SO2, NO2, VOC Emission Analyst Surface/Col| Emission Obs/ | PM25, PM10, SO2, NO2, VOC; Emission Modeler Surface | Activity Drivers | PM25, PM10, SO2, NO2, VOC; Health Analyst Surface | Expos., HealthMeas | PM25, PM10, O3, SO2, NO2 Aquatic Analyst Surface | Depos., AquaMeas | PM25, PM10, O3, SO2, NO2, VOC; Terrestrial Analyst Surface | Depos., TerrMeas. | PM25, PM10, O3, SO2, NO2 Surface | Light Ext., Vistas | PM25, PM10, PMComp Visibility Analyst Policy Analyst Surface | Analysts Outout |PM25, PM10, O3, SO2, NO2 Any AQM activity may require multiple user types Any user type can contribute to multiple AQM activities The specific user requirements depend on the activity
Develop and Set Air Quality Standard Workflow Activities User Types AQ Analyst Develop AQ Standard Det. Background AQ Receptor Mod. Transport Mod. AQ Analyst Assess Health Risk Characterize Current AQ Health Analyst Needs for info, tools, methods AQ Analyst Assess Aquatic Risk Aquatic Analyst Determine Compliance AQ Analyst Assess Terrestr. Risk Terrestr. Analyst AQ Analyst Assess Visibility Risk Visibility Analyst Eval. Control Effectiveness Set AQ Standard Policy Analyst
Evaluate Current Air Quality Workflow Activities User Types Develop AQ Standard AQ Analyst Det. Ambient AQ Attribute Sources Receptor Mod. Evaluate Current AQ Transport Mod. Needs for info, tools, methods Emiss. Analyst Det. Emissions Emiss. Modeler Determ. Exceedance Policy Analyst Determine Compliance Eval. Control Effectiveness
Develop and Enforce Compliance Workflow Activities User Types Develop AQ Standard AQ Analyst Attribute Sources Receptor Mod. Transport Mod. Characterize Current AQ Needs for info, tools, methods Emiss. Analyst Det. Emissions Emiss. Modeler Develop Compliance Emiss. Reduct. Plan Policy Analyst Eval. Control Effectiveness
Evaluate Control Effectiveness Workflow Activities User Types Develop AQ Standard Emiss. Analyst Det. Emissions Emiss. Modeler AQ Analyst Det. Ambient AQ Attribute Sources Receptor Mod. Characterize Current AQ Transport Mod. Needs for info, tools, methods AQ Analyst Assess Health Risk Health Analyst AQ Analyst Assess Aquatic Risk Determine Compliance Aquatic Analyst AQ Analyst Assess Terrestr. Risk Terrestr. Analyst AQ Analyst Assess Visibility Risk Visibility Analyst Eval. Control Effectiveness Eval. Control Effect Policy Analyst
Structure Consistent with: GEO Task US 0901a: Priority Earth Observations for AQ GEOSS Clearinghouse/AQ Community Catalog User Requirement Registry