2010 Steering Committee Meeting, Stevenson, WA:
Agenda and Presentations
Following is the meeting agenda and participants. Each agenda item is linked to the meeting presentation.
IMPROVE Carbon Issues and Trends Workshop, October 20, 2010, Stevenson, WA
The day before the IMPROVE steering committee meeting, a workshop was held to explore the fine particulate carbon concentrations measured in the IMPROVE and CSN monitoring networks. The workshop was focused on the spatial and long-term patterns in the organic, elemental and total carbon measurements as well as potential carbon measurement issues and their effects on the carbon concentration patterns.
The workshop presentations can be found here. ***
IMPROVE Steering Committee Meeting Agenda
October 21 & 22, 2010
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA
Thursday, October 21
| Time | Topic | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Welcome | To be announced |
| 8:15 AM | Introductions and Agenda Review | Marc Pitchford |
| Network Review | ||
| 8:30 AM | Aerosol Monitoring | Chuck McDade |
| 9:30 AM | Optical and Scene Monitoring | Mark Tigges |
| 10:00 AM | Break | |
| 10:15 AM | Quality Assurance Field Audits | Dennis Crumpler, Jeff Lantz |
| Laboratory Review & Methods Development | ||
| 10:45 AM | Carbon Analysis | Judy Chow |
| 11:15 AM | Ion Analysis | Eva Hardison |
| 11:30 AM | Reduced Nitrogen Sampling | Bret Schichtel |
| 11:45 AM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM | XRF Analysis | Chuck McDade |
| 1:30 PM | Laboratory Intercomparisons and Issues | Jewel Smiley |
| 2:00 PM | Improvements in XRF, weighing and sample handling | Chuch McDade |
| 2:30 PM | XRF Standards | Ann Dillner |
| 3:00 PM | Break | |
| 3:15 PM | Organic Artifacts | Ann Dillner |
| 3:45 PM | LPV4 Transmissometer development and evaluation | John Molenar |
| Mt. Zion Site Visit | ||
| 4:15 PM | Carpool to the monitoring site | |
| 5:15 PM | Adjourn for the day (group dinner for those interested) |
Friday, October 22
| Time | Topic | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|
| Data Processing, Distribution, and Quality | ||
| 8:00 AM | Aerosol data uncertainties | Nicole Hyslop |
| 8:30 AM | Black carbon trend issues | Warren White |
| 9:00 AM | Data distribution through VIEWS & AQS | Bret Schichtel |
| 9:30 AM | Update and preview of the IMPROVE report | Jenny Hand |
| 10:00 AM | Break | |
| Other Related Topics | ||
| 10:15 AM | Update on the EPA review of the PM NAAQS | Marc Pitchford |
| Western Ozon Precursor Sources | Tom Moore | |
| Other IMPROVE Topics | ||
| 10:45 AM | Budget | John Vimont |
| 11:00 AM | IMPROVE’s 25th Anniversary | Group Effort |
| 11:30 AM | History of IMPROVE Participants | Gloria Mercer |
| 11:45 AM | History of IMPROVE Special Studies | Marc Pitchford |
| Newsletter and Calendar | ||
| Next Meeting: location & Timing | ||
| 12:00 PM | Meeting Adjourned |