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Utah Wintertime PM2.5 Modeling

Gain insights into Utah's wintertime PM2.5 levels through retrospective and future modeling. Understand the impact of emissions on air quality and explore strategies for better management. Visit the Utah Division of Air Quality for in-depth information.

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Utah Wintertime PM2.5 Modeling

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  1. Utah Wintertime PM2.5 Modeling Lance Avey Utah Division of Air Quality

  2. http://www.airquality.utah.gov/

  3. PM2.5 Speciation Dust 2% Elemental Carbon 5% Other 5% Organic Carbon 20% Ammonium Nitrate 58% Ammonium Sulfate 9% NOx + VOCs HNO3 (nitric acid) HNO3 + NH3 NH4NO3 (particulate)

  4. NAAQS for PM2.5 • EPA revised the NAAQS for PM2.5 in December of 2006 • 24-hr standard was lowered from 65 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3) to 35 µg/m3 • Annual standard was retained at 15 µg/m3 • Retained the 24-hr standard for PM10 at 150 µg/m3

  5. State Implementation Plan • Basic Elements include: • Modeled Attainment Demonstration (with chemistry) • Emissions Inventories • Emission Limits • Attainment Dates (2 – 7 years after SIP)

  6. Retrospective Modeling • Replicate the meteorological, emissions, and chemistry of past high PM2.5 episodes • In the future, the same meteorology and chemistry will cause high PM2.5 episodes • Future emissions will change • Population Growth, new technologies, cleaner vehicles • Allows DAQ to evaluate how future changes in emissions (and control strategies) effect PM2.5

  7. Emissions Point, Area, Mobile

  8. UDAQ RetrospectiveWRF • 36/12/4 km Horizontal Domain • 37 vertical layers • 1st layer at ~ 12 meters • 10 layers below 250 meters • Initialization uses 12km-NAM Re-analysis • Pleim-Xiu LSM & Surface Layer, ACM2 PBL • Simulations were ran in 5.5 day segments • Observational and Analysis Nudging

  9. Modeling Domain 4km x 4km

  10. WRF Output 2010 Jan 04 – Midnight Local Time

  11. CMAQ Nitrate (ug/m3) 2010 Jan 04 – Midnight Local Time

  12. Future Year Modeling • Same Meteorology • Same Chemistry • Changes in Emissions

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