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2005 Steering Committee Meeting, Acadia National Park, ME:

Agenda and Presentations

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

IMPROVE Steering Committee Meeting Agenda
Acadia National Park – Schoodic Education and Research Center
July 26 – 27, 2005 

Tuesday, July 26

TimeTopicDiscussion Leader
8:00 AMAssemble at training center for carpool to IMPROVE & RAIN site visit (lunch in Bar Harbor)
2:45 PMWelcome & IntroductionsPitchford
Network Operations Updates:
3:00 PMOptical (data recovery, field and data processing QC, SOP updates)Molenar
3:20 PMAerosol (sample recovery, data delivery, flow, analytical & data processing QC)McDade, Ashbaugh
4:00 PMCarbon Analysis ChangesChow
Aerosol Data Quality Control – Quality Assurance:
4:30 PMData Checks, Flags, Collocated DataHyslop, DeBell
5:15 PMAdjourn for the day

Wednesday, July 27

TimeTopicDiscussion Leader
8:00 AMIndependent Field Audit ProgramLantz
8:30 AMQAPP Review (data quality objectives, data validation, etc.)White
9:15 AMMethods evaluation (inlet clogging, cassette redesign, critical flow, etc.)Dillner, McDade
10:00 AMBreak
Data Derivatives
10:15 AMVisual Air Quality Metrics from Digital DataMolenar
10:30 AMAerosole Extinction Algorithm AssessmentMalm
11:15 AMAerosole Extinction Algorithm Literature ReviewHand
12:00 PMLunch (catered)
1:00 PMFAST-CAT UpdatePoirot
Special Studies (~15 Minutes Each)
1:20 PMCSU Denuder StudyMcDade
Great Smoky NP Ammonia STudyDillner
Nylon Filter TestsDillner
IMPROVE – STN ComparisonMcDade
UCD Mobile LabMcdade
Carbon 14 Malm
PM10 speciationMalm
RAINAllen
“Wide” HazcamAllen
3:30 PMBreak
Other Topics
4:00 PMIMPROVE Network Assessment PlansPitchford
4:15 PMBudget ReviewMaxwell
4:25 PMBlueprint for 2000-04 Regional Haze Data CertificationMoore
4:30 PMIMPROVE & VIEWS Web SitesSchichtel
4:45 PMQuarterly NewsletterMercer
5:00 PMMeeting Adjourned

Meeting Minutes

Minutes (PDF)