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2020 Steering Committee Meeting, Virtual:

Agenda and Presentations

Held Virtually, October 13-14, 2020

Tuesday, October 13 – Technical Session

TimeTopicDiscussion Leader
Network and Lab Review
11:00 AMOptical and Scene MonitoringMark Tigges
11:15 AMNetwork UpdatesNicole Hyslop, Sean Raffuse
12:05 PM20 Minute Break
12:25 PMQuality Assurance, Field Audit ResultsDerek Day
12:40 PMIon AnalysisTracy Dombek
1:05 PMUpdate on IMPROVE Carbon AnalysisJudy Chow
1:30 PM20 Minute Break
Data Analysis
1:50 PM Trends across Relocated IMPROVE SitesBrett Gantt
2:15 PMRegional Haze TrendsJenny Hand
Analytical Development
2:35 PMHIPS and the Future of Light Absorption InstrumentationWarren White
3:00 PMAdjourn for the day

Wednesday, October 14th – Technical (cont) and Business Meeting

TimeTopicDiscussion Leader
Analytical Development (cont)
11:00 AMIdentification of smoke-impacted IMPROVE samples with FTIRAmir Yazdani
11:20 AMDRI and UCD Thermal Optical Carbon AnalysisXiaolu Zhang
11:40 AMEstimating LAC concentrations from fabs valuesBill Malm
12:10 PMConsideration of alternative carbonaceous measurements in IMPROVEBret Schichtel
12:50 PM20 Minute Break
Data Processing, Distribution, and Quality
1:10 PMIMPROVE Data and RHR MetricsScott Copeland
IMPROVE Business
1:30 PMBudgetTony Prenni
1:40 PMCommittee BusinessScott Copeland
1:55 PMOpen Meeting Adjourned
Steering Committee Only Discussion
2:15 PMDiscussion of Future of Carbon Measurements in IMPROVEBret Schichtel and Scott Copeland
3:15 PMSteering Committee Only Meeting Adjourned

Meeting Minutes

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Meeting Photos

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