{"id":4081,"date":"2005-12-13T19:11:09","date_gmt":"2005-12-13T19:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/?post_type=meetings&p=4081"},"modified":"2026-02-02T20:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:10:23","slug":"2005-steering-committee-meeting","status":"publish","type":"meetings","link":"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/meeting\/2005-steering-committee-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"2005 Steering Committee Meeting, Acadia National Park, ME:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Agenda and Presentations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Following is the meeting agenda and participants.  Each agenda item is linked to the meeting presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IMPROVE Steering Committee Meeting Agenda
<\/strong>Acadia National Park \u2013 Schoodic Education and Research Center
July 26 \u2013 27, 2005 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, July 26<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time<\/th>Topic<\/th>Discussion Leader<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
8:00 AM<\/td>Assemble at training center for carpool to IMPROVE & RAIN site visit (lunch in Bar Harbor)<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
2:45 PM<\/td>Welcome & Introductions<\/td>Pitchford<\/td><\/tr>
Network Operations Updates:<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
3:00 PM<\/td>Optical (data recovery, field and data processing QC, SOP updates)<\/a><\/td>Molenar<\/td><\/tr>
3:20 PM<\/td>Aerosol (sample recovery, data delivery, flow, analytical & data processing QC)<\/a><\/td>McDade, Ashbaugh<\/td><\/tr>
4:00 PM<\/td>Carbon Analysis Changes<\/td>Chow<\/td><\/tr>
Aerosol Data Quality Control – Quality Assurance:<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
4:30 PM<\/td>Data Checks, Flags, Collocated Data<\/td>Hyslop, DeBell<\/td><\/tr>
5:15 PM<\/td>Adjourn for the day<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, July 27<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time<\/th>Topic<\/th>Discussion Leader<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
8:00 AM<\/td>Independent Field Audit Program<\/td>Lantz<\/td><\/tr>
8:30 AM<\/td>QAPP Review (data quality objectives, data validation, etc.)<\/a><\/td>White<\/td><\/tr>
9:15 AM<\/td>Methods evaluation (inlet clogging, cassette redesign, critical flow, etc.)<\/a><\/td>Dillner, McDade<\/td><\/tr>
10:00 AM<\/td>Break<\/em><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Data Derivatives<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
10:15 AM<\/td>Visual Air Quality Metrics from Digital Data<\/a><\/td>Molenar<\/td><\/tr>
10:30 AM<\/td>Aerosol Extinction Algorithm Assessment<\/a><\/td>Malm<\/td><\/tr>
11:15 AM<\/td>Aerosole Extinction Algorithm Literature Review<\/td>Hand<\/td><\/tr>
12:00 PM<\/td>Lunch (catered)<\/em><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
1:00 PM<\/td>FAST-CAT Update<\/a><\/td>Poirot<\/td><\/tr>
Special Studies (~15 Minutes Each)<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
1:20 PM<\/td>CSU Denuder Study<\/a><\/td>McDade<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Great Smoky NP Ammonia Study<\/a><\/td>Dillner<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Nylon Filter Tests<\/a><\/td>Dillner<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>IMPROVE – STN Comparison<\/a><\/td>McDade<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>UCD Mobile Lab<\/a><\/td>Mcdade<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Carbon 14 <\/td>Malm<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>PM10<\/sub> speciation<\/td>Malm<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>RAIN<\/a><\/td>Allen<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>“Wide” Hazcam<\/a><\/td>Allen<\/td><\/tr>
3:30 PM<\/td>Break<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Other Topics<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
4:00 PM<\/td>IMPROVE Network Assessment Plans<\/a><\/td>Pitchford<\/td><\/tr>
4:15 PM<\/td>Budget Review<\/td>Maxwell<\/td><\/tr>
4:25 PM<\/td>Blueprint for 2000-04 Regional Haze Data Certification<\/a><\/td>Moore<\/td><\/tr>
4:30 PM<\/td>IMPROVE & VIEWS Web Sites<\/a><\/td>Schichtel<\/td><\/tr>
4:45 PM<\/td>Quarterly Newsletter<\/td>Mercer<\/td><\/tr>
5:00 PM<\/td>Meeting Adjourned<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Meeting Minutes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Minutes (PDF)<\/summary>\n

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