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Presentations from the 2009 IMPROVE Steering Committee Meeting September 22 and 23, 2009 In Wind Cave NP, SD

Following is the meeting agenda and participants.  Each agenda item is linked to the meeting presentation.

IMPROVE Meeting and Site Tour Agenda

Time Topic Discussion Leader

Tuesday September 22
  8:30am Welcome Vidal Davila
  8:45am Introductions and agenda review Marc Pitchford
Network Review    
  9:15am Aerosol monitoring Chuck McDade
10:15am Break  
10:30am Optical & scene monitoring Mark Tigges
11:00am Quality assurance field audits Dennis Crumpler/Jeff Lantz
     
Laboratory Review & Methods Development    
11:30am Carbon analysis Judy Chow
12:00pm Lunch   
  1:00pm Ion analysis Eva Hardison
  1:20pm XRF analysis Ann Dillner
  1:40pm FTIR: OC analysis on IMPROVE filters Ann Dillner
  2:00pm Laboratory intercomparisons & issues Jewell Smiley
  2:20pm Break   
  2:30pm IMPROVE monitoring site visit  
Data Processing & Distribution    
  3:30pm Data advisories Warren White
  3:45pm Salt Air in the Northern Great Plains Warren White
  4:00pm Open discussion of metadata procedures Marc Pitchford
  4:15pm IMPROVE website update Bret Schichtel
Data Comparability & Interpretation    
  4:30pm Relationship between babs and EC Judy Chow/ 
John Watson  
  5:00pm  Optical absorption on IMPROVE, CSN, & FRM filters  Neil Frank 
  5:30pm Adjourn for the day  
Wednesday September 23
  8:30am Urban algorithm for estimating light extinction Bill Malm
  9:00am Ammonium nitrate in the East Rich Poirot
  9:30am IMPROVE Report update Bret Schichtel
Other Related Programs/Activities    
  9:45am Western Regional Air Partnership future plans Tom Moore 
10:00am Break  
10:15am RHR implementation status Tom Moore
10:30am Reactive nitrogen monitoring Bill Malm
10:45am Night sky modeling Bill Malm
Other IMPROVE Topics    
11:00am IMPROVE budget summary David Maxwell
11:15am IMPROVE Newsletter & calendars Gloria Mercer
11:30am Next meeting location & time of year Marc Pitchford
11:45am Meeting adjourned & Lunch (sandwiches provided)
  1:00pm Cave tour (~90 minutes)  
  2:30pm  Activities completed – have a safe trip home.