Post on 01-Apr-2015
Atlantic Region Atlantic Region Ozone and PM Ozone and PM
Measurement NetworkMeasurement Network
S. Beauchamp, D. Waugh, R. S. Beauchamp, D. Waugh, R. Tordon, K. NicholsonTordon, K. Nicholson
MSC-AMSC-A
Atlantic Region Ozone NetworkAtlantic Region Ozone Network• 30 operational ozone sites 30 operational ozone sites
• 6 operated by MSC-A6 operated by MSC-A
• 10 MSC-A joint operation10 MSC-A joint operation
• data QC data QC NAPS NAPS
• 4 NF (1 proposed)4 NF (1 proposed)• 2 PEI (1 proposed)2 PEI (1 proposed)• 9 NS (1 proposed)9 NS (1 proposed)• 15 NB15 NB
Campobello
Blissville
St Andrews
Saint John West
Canterbury
MAINE
St Leonard
Dayton
QUEBEC
Norton
CustomsPoint Lepreau
NBFredericton
Wellington
Lower Newcastle
Lemeque
Moncton
PEI
HalifaxAylesford
Forest Hills
Kejimkujik
Fundy Park
Kentville
CharlottetownSydney
Pictou
NS
Sable Island
Ozone Sites
Atlantic Region Ozone sites (June 2003)
Cornerbrook
St John's
MountPearl
Grand Falls-Windsor
NF
Atlantic Region Ozone NetworkAtlantic Region Ozone Network
Objective:Objective:
• supports AQPPsupports AQPP• supports AQI'ssupports AQI's• outreach (AIRNOW)outreach (AIRNOW)• climatology/trend analysisclimatology/trend analysis• transboundary transport transboundary transport • model dev./evaluationmodel dev./evaluation• CWS achievement assess.CWS achievement assess.• modeling for CWS modeling for CWS
achievementachievement• forestry/crop studiesforestry/crop studies• regional health studiesregional health studies
Atlantic Region PMAtlantic Region PM2.52.5 Network Network
MAINE
St Andrews
Edmondston
QUEBEC
Fredericton
NB
Halifax
Moncton
Forest Hills
Kejimkujik
AylesfordNS
PEI
Wabush
Labrador City
SydneyCharlottetown
Sable Island
Pictou
Southampton
Atlantic Region PM2.5 sites (June 2003)
FRM Sites
Cornerbrook
Stephenville
NF
proposed TEOM PM 2.5 Sites
BAM PM 2.5 Sites proposed
Grand Falls-Windsor
MountPearl
Come-by-ChanceSt John's
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• 17 PM17 PM2.52.5 operational sites operational sites • 5 operated by MSC-A5 operated by MSC-A• TEOM, BAM, DicotTEOM, BAM, Dicot
• data QC data QC NAPS NAPS
• 2 rural PM speciation sites 2 rural PM speciation sites • 2 urban PM speciation 2 urban PM speciation
sites (proposed)sites (proposed)
• 5 NF (3 proposed)5 NF (3 proposed)• 1 PEI (1 proposed)1 PEI (1 proposed)• 6 NS (1 proposed)6 NS (1 proposed)• 5 NB (1 proposed)5 NB (1 proposed)
Atlantic Regional PM NetworkAtlantic Regional PM Network
Objectives:Objectives:
• support to AQPPsupport to AQPP• support to AQIsupport to AQI• outreach (AIRNOW)outreach (AIRNOW)• CWS achievementCWS achievement• climatology/trend analysisclimatology/trend analysis• transboundary transport:transboundary transport: trajectory analysis (PSCF)trajectory analysis (PSCF)• model dev/evaluationmodel dev/evaluation• modeling for CWS modeling for CWS
achievementachievement• regional health studiesregional health studies
St. Andrews
Top 25% PM2.5SL-PSCF - All Seasons
0.8 to 10.7 to 0.80.65 to 0.70.6 to 0.650.55 to 0.60.5 to 0.550.45 to 0.50.4 to 0.450.35 to 0.40.3 to 0.350.25 to 0.30.2 to 0.250.15 to 0.20.1 to 0.150.05 to 0.10 to 0.05
Ozone and PM DataOzone and PM Data
Research Links:Research Links:
• BAQSBAQS• Intensives: NARE, NARSTO, Intensives: NARE, NARSTO,
ICARTTICARTT• winter dispersionwinter dispersion• wood burning (NEG/ECP)wood burning (NEG/ECP)• impacts offshore oil and gas impacts offshore oil and gas
development/ marine development/ marine emissions emissions
• regional health studiesregional health studies• forest fires/ dustforest fires/ dust• EA (CEAA, SARA)EA (CEAA, SARA)
0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%
10.00%12.00%14.00%16.00%18.00%
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Percentage of Ozone Exceedances vs Weekday for the Atlantic Provinces (1980-2002)
Thank You …
Keith PuckettMaris LusisDave MacTavishTom DannLuc WhiteCNSOPBSIPTNS DELNB DELGPEI DEENL DECMaine DEP
… and many others