Sonoma Technology, Inc. Workbooks

Content

• PAMS Data Analysis Workbook: Illustrating the Use of PAMS Data to Support Ozone Control Programs
  
• PM_2.5 Data Analysis Workbook
  
• Data Validation Workshop Workbook
  
• Multivariate Receptor Modeling Workbook
  

PAMS Data Analysis Workbook: Illustrating the Use of PAMS Data to Support Ozone Control Programs

Hilary H. Main and Paul T. Roberts, Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA

Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Research Triangle Park, NC
September 2000

• Introduction
• PAMS Data Validation
• Data Analysis Techniques
• Biogenic Emissions
• Assessing Potentially Important Factors Contributing to Ozone
• Evaluating Ozone Precursor
• Emission Inventories
• Quantifying the Contribution of Important Sources to Ambient VOC
• Comparision of Photochemical Model Results With Ambient Air Quality Data
• The Relationships Between NO_x, NO_y, and Ozone
• Upper-Air Data Validation and Analysis
• Trend_Analyses
• Pollutant Transport Analyses
• Workbook Summary
• Glossary and Acronyms
• References

PM_2.5 Data Analysis Workbook

Hilary H. Main and Paul T. Roberts, Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA

Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Research Triangle Park, NC
February 2001

• Introduction
• Background
• Ensuring High Quality Data
• Quantifying PM NAAQS Attainment Status
• Characterizing Ambient PM Concentrations and Processes
• Quantifying Trends in PM and Its Precursors
• Quantifying the Contribution of Important Sources to PM Concentrations
• Evaluating PM and Precursor Emission Inventories
• Identifying Control Strategies to Meet NAAQS for PM_2.5
• Using PM Data to Assess Visibility
• Glossary and Acronyms
• References

Data Validation Workshop Workbook

Hilary R. Hafner and Steven G. Brown, Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA

Sponsored by the Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region V, Chicago, IL
October 29-30, 2003

• Introduction and Overview
• Criteria Pollutants
• VOCs and HAPs
• Appendix A, PAMS Validation Approach Using VOCDat
• Appendix B, VOCDat Toxics Training: San Francisco, CA
• Particulate Matter
• Surface Meteorological Measurements
• Upper-air Meteorological Measurements
• Other Data Sets
• Special Topics
• Tools
• Acronyms and Definitions
• References

Multivariate Receptor Modeling Workbook

Steven G. Brown and Hilary R. Hafner, Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA

Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC September 2005

• Introduction
• Definitions and Acronyms
• Multivariate Receptor Modeling Overview
• Steps for Building a PM_2.5 Data Set for Source Apportionment
• Interpreting Model Diagnostics
• Interpreting Model Results - An Overview
• Workbook Summary
• References