1997•OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)Requires access
Status of PAMS meteorological monitoring activities
Gennaro H. Crescenti, Desmond T. Bailey
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Abstract
The Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Station (PAMS) requires surface and upper-air meteorological data to assist in the development and evaluation of new ozone control strategies, missions tracking, trend analysis, exposure assessment, and numerical modeling. An emphasis is placed on the acquisition of upper-air meteorological data. Wind and temperature profiles can be obtained with in situ measurement systems such as expendable balloon systems (rawinsondes), tethered balloon sondes, or with ground-based remote sensors such as Doppler sodars, radar wind profilers, and radio acoustic sounding systems (RASS). This paper provides a summary of the meteorological monitoring activities in support of PAMS planned for the 1997 summer ozone season. The results of several air quality studies conducted in PAMS areas are cited as examples of the importance of meteorological data in assessing ozone and precursor transport and dispersion.