| |
|
|
|
Global Innovative Main Campus, 10810 119 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5H 3P2, Canada.
Wednesday 25th February, 2015.
Description:-
This introductory course will introduce the student to the fundamentals of air pollution meteorology. He/she will learn how the atmosphere works, how it is tied into the air pollution cycle, what chemical you will find in the atmosphere, how far air typically travels in a day, how experts calculate the dispersion of pollutants and approaches to monitoring and modelling. After the course, the participant will be able to undertake a worst case air quality assessment with confidence.
The most important global common is the atmosphere. Throughout history, we have let noxious gases (from our cooking, heating, industry and more recently transportation) drift away in the wind without really considering what happens downwind from us. How much responsibility do we each have for acid rain, smog, increasing carbon dioxide and disturbances to the stratosphere?
The course will start with an overview of the subject matter. It will discuss air quality measurements and monitoring, why it is done, the different types (research, government and industry), fixed vs. mobile, and the global nature of monitoring. It will also address quality assurance and quality control as it relates to credibility.
The next aspect is how short range air pollution models work, different classes of models, the structure of models and how accurate they are or are not. The student will be introduced to one state-of-the-science air pollution dispersion model. It will also deal with many practical aspects like - how to get a feeling for the right answers, how weather data is used, points of impingement, location, and how to do simple estimates in the field of key parameters.
The third part looks at meteorological data, - why it is important, how to estimate some of the key inputs to models, assessing data quality, seasonal differences and equipment siting.
Event Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
URLs:
Inquiries: http://atnd.it/18887-1
Website: http://atnd.it/18887-2
Prices:
In-Class: CAD 1,895 and Webinar: CAD 1,395.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Organized by:
|
|
Global Innovative Campus |
|
|
Invited Speakers:
|
|
James W. S. Young.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deadline for Abstracts:
|
|
Friday 27th February, 2015.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Registration:
|
|
http://atnd.it/18887-0
|
|
|
E-mail:
|
|
tbenner@gic-edu.com
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|