2018 Steering Committee Meeting, Fort Collins, CO:

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Agenda and Presentations

October 16-17, 2018, Fort Collins, CO (filling in for St. Marks NWR)

Tuesday, October 16th – Technical Session

TimeTopicDiscussion Leader
8:30 AMWelcome and IntroductionsScott Copeland
Network and Lab Reviews
8:45 AMOptical, Scene Monitoring, WRAP WorkMark Tigges, Joe Adloch
9:00 AMNetwork Update: Laboratory and FieldKatrine Gorham
9:40 AMQuality Assurance, Field Audit ResultsDerek Day
10:00 AM15 Minute Break
10:15 AMIon AnalysisTracy Dombeck
10:45 AMUpdate on IMPROVE Carbon AnalysesMark Green
11:15 AMData Management and Validation UpdateSean Raffuse
11:45 AMTour of the IMPROVE QA ReportXiaolu Zhang
12:05 PM90 Minute Lunch
Analytical Development
1:35 PMDetermining Brown Carbon Concentrations by Multiwavelength Thermal/Optical AnalysisMark Green
2:05 PMWhat can monitoring networks learn from a new low-cost, non-destructive analysis method?Ann Dillner
3:05 PMThoughts for the Future: Flow Control, Meteorology, Sensors, & MAIATony Wexler
3:30 PM15 Minute Break
Data Analysis
3:45 PMTrends in Fine Dust and Coarse MassJenny Hand
4:05 PMProgress on Modifications to IMPROVE Measurements and AlgorithmsBret Schichtel
4:25 PMReinterpreting TOR Carbon AnalysisBill Malm
4:55 PMPotential Evolution of Carbon MeasurementsBret Schichtel
5:15 PMAdjourn for the day (group dinner)

Wednesday, October 17th – Technical (cont) and Business Meeting

TimeTopicDiscussion Leader
Data Analysis (cont)
8:30 AMNHx StudyBret Schichtel
Data Processing, Distribution, and Quality
8:50 AMPotential IMPROVE data patching algorithm changeDonna Kenski/ Margaret McCourtney
9:20 AMIMPROVE/FED/TSS websites updateTony Prenni
9:35 AMIMPROVE Data and RHR MetricsScott Copeland
10:05 AMPreparing for the Second Planning Period of the RH ProgramMelinda Beaver
10:20 AM15 Minute Break
IMPROVE Business
10:35 AMBudgetTony Prenni
10:55 AMCommittee BusinessScott Copeland
11:15 AMMeeting Adjourned
11:15 AMField Trip to ROMO IMPROVE Site

Meeting Minutes

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Meeting Photos

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Group in front of projection screen
Meeting in session
attendees listening to presentation
Presenter at meeting
meeting attendees talking in nature
Group outside office
group preping for nature walk
man on roof near weather equipment
group discussing outside office
attendee near calendar
group talk outside office
two attendees near monitoring equipment
attendees near lake
elk in open grassy area
meeting attendees enjoying a break
members of meeting discussing weather equipment
Jenny Hand and other attendees outside weather office
Attendees chatting in circle
Group shot of attendees