Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop Status of the CMAS Center Bob Imhoff, CMAS Director

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop The CMAS l Established by a Grant from EPA Offices – OAQPS – ORD l Period of performance – November 1, 2001 – October 31, 2005

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop CMAS Purpose l Perform technology transfer and support of Models-3 to the air quality community – Serve to connect the community – Foster growth of developer and user communities – Serve as information clearinghouse – Become a hub for education about modeling – Develop and market CMAS value to become self-sufficient – Provide resources to the community in a cost- sharing manner

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop The CMAS has moved... From MCNC to the University of North Carolina

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop Director- Bob Imhoff l Responsibilities – Coordinate activities – Make sure milestones are met – Convene External Advisory Committee

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop CMAS Roles l Outreach l Research l Software Development l Support

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop Outreach Coordinators – Bob Imhoff & Adel Hanna – Develop contact database – Identify state, public, and private industry needs l Promote Value – Market CMAS benefits l Website, listserv l Newsletter l Conference participation

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Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop

Specialty Workshops l Hold 1 or 2 workshops on special issues: – PM Modeling l Summarize results to date l Share experiences – good & bad l Develop consensus on best practices – Toxics Modeling – Intercontinental Transport – Toxics emissions modeling l We’d like to hear from you

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop Research Coordinator-Rohit Mathur l Verify scientific review of Models-3 changes l Report results of testing, evaluation, and review to EAC. l Coordinate Models-3 Research Activities

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop Research Objectives l Working Toward the Future l PM modeling. l Air Quality Forecasting l Toxics Modeling l Long-range transport and seasonal simulations l Improvements in emissions modeling l Improved representation of free troposphere and exchange with PBL

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop Software Development Coordinators Sarav Arunachalum & Uma Shankar l Significant Accomplishments – Partial Implementation of Software Development Protocol in newest Models-3 release – Now fully implementing the Software Development Protocol – Developing a Consensus for Coding Guidelines l Goal – full implementation of protocol for 2004 Models-3 release.

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop Applications Support Coordinator Zac Adelman l Help Desk l About 8 user support requests per week

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop Applications Support l List Serve – 220 members – Adding at a rate of > 20 per month l Training Class develop & deliver – CMAQ – SMOKE – MIMS l New Mobile Training Lab – Can offer same training at your site

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop CMAS Services in Use l Shared-data clearinghouse l Model testing and integration l Application consulting l Integration of new, alternative modules l Port and benchmark alternative modeling platforms l Provision of Computing resources

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop CMAS Value-added Services l Enhanced and Expedited support – Requests for data – Requests for assistance – and telephone support – Site specific issues addressed – Consultation on modeling issues – Coordination of work between staffs

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop Data Clearinghouse

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop Bulletin board setup

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop Site Maintenance and testing l Developed site l Completed transition from EPA website to CMAS site

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop External Advisory Committee l Guide CMAS Center. – Define needs and priorities – Advise on changing requirements – Set research and development agendas – Review activity progress – Make recommendations for the advancement of Models-3 science and software improvements. l Assist in developing a network of contacts by identifying users and other air quality programs.

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop EAC Composition

Carolina Environmental Program At UNC 2003 Models-3 Workshop CMAS Year 3 Challenges l Protection and acknowledgment of intellectual property l Coordination of Community Model Development l Taking PAVE to open source l Obtaining sufficient external revenue