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OZONE FORECAST GRAPHICS Operational CONUS Graphics : NDGD EMC Experimental U.S. Graphics : NDGD EMC DEVELOPMENTAL PRODUCT GRAPHICS (twice per day 06/12Z cycle, 48h forecasts available by 13/17 UTC) CMAQ Surface PM Forecasts (restricted) CMAQ PM vertical profiles (restricted) CB05: expr VS area09-expr & area09+EGU07-expr (restricted) NCEP GFS-GOCART Offline daily dust forecast tests	AQFC Change Log Operational Run Experimental Run Developmental Run Hawaii/Alaska Developmental Runs Focus Group Feedback Form
NAM-12 MET FORECASTS NAM CONUS Forecasts Graphics Meteograms Soundings North Amer Graphics NAM Verification PBL Error Time Series ACARS Profile Comparisons Meteorology Error Time Series Spatial Maps vs. RTMA Precipitation verification	AQF VERIFICATION CMAQ Spatial Map O3 Overlays Ozone Error Time Series AOD Error Time Series AIRNOW vs CMAQ NWS/MDL verification (restricted) HYSPLIT Smoke Error Time Series

Recent NCEP NAM-CMAQ AQF Reports

2008 Minor Upgrades Davidson et al. (2008): 7th CMAS: AQFC overview Mathur, et al. (2008): Emissions Upgrades/CB05 CBO5 chemistry mechanism description Recent Research & Development Lee, et al. (2008): EFM: Impact of consistent BL mixing Tang, et al. (2008): EFM: Impact of LBC on CMAQ Tsidulko et al. (2008): AGU: ACARS PBL comparisons Tong, D. et al. (2008): 7th CMAS: Inclusion of dust	2007 Implementation CONUS Domain, Common vertical coordinate. ACM-2 PBL & convection pollutant mixing McQueen, et al. (2007) 6th CMAS Conf: Experimental Implementation Overview Lee, et al. (2007) 9th Atm. Chem: TEXAQS06 Evaluation Tsidulko, et al. (2007) 9th Atm. Chem: Ozone & PBL height evaluation Tsidulko, et al. (2007): 6th CMAS Conf: NAM PBL height eval Lee, et al. (2006) 5th CMAS: Vertical coupling & resolution experiments Davidson, et al. (2006) 5th CMAS: AQFC overview Mathur, et al. (2006) AQF Focus Group: CMAQ upgrades McQueen, et al. (2006)AQF Focus Group: NAM-CMAQ NCEP overview
System Overview Lee, et al. (2008) J. Atm. Met.: 2004 domain size sensitivity Otte, et al. (2005) Wea. Fore: System Overview Davidson, et al. (2008); AMS annual conference	2005 System Eastern U.S., 3X, improved convective mixing Gorline, et al. (2006) 5th CMAS: CMAQ ozone evaluation Kang, et al. (2006) 5th CMAS: Bias Adjustment McQueen, et al. (2005) 17NWP: NAM-CMAQ system overview AQF Implementation Brief (ppt)
CMAQ Aerosol Performance Studies Mathur, et al. (2008): JGR: 2005 Winter PM study Yu, et al.. (2008), JGR: 2004 ICARTT evaluation Kondragunta, et al. (2008) J. Atm. Met.: 2004 AOD Eval Gorline, et al. (2007): 6th CMAS Conf: Sfc PM2.5 evaluation H. Huang, et al. (2007): 6th CMAS Conf: AOD evaluation Lee, et al. (2006) NATO-ITM: PM forecast eval Lee, et al. (2005) AMS 17NWP: PM forecast eval Lee, et al. (2005) AMS 7ATCHEM: PM forecast eval	2004 System NE U.S Yu, et al. (2008), JGR: AQF Ozone process analysis during ICARRT McKeen, et al. (2007) JGR: NEAQS/ICARTT AQ ensemble Eder, et al. (2006), Atm. Envir.: AQF evaluation Tsidulko, et al. (2005) AMS 7ATCHEM: ozone verification McQueen, et al. (2004) CMAS : Eta-CMAQ System Overview Lee, et al. (2004) NATO-ITM: CMAQ GFS lateral boundary condition study AQF Implementation Brief (ppt)
NAM Information NCEP NAM change log NAM-WRF implementation (June 2006)	2003 Experimental Testing NE U.S. McQueen, et al. (2004) 6ATCHEM: NAM-CMAQ overview Yu, et al. (2007) JGR: Eta-CMAQ ICARTT 2002 evaluation Yu, et al. (2006) JAWMA: Eta-CMAQ 2002 evaluation

CMAQ GRID Information

OZONE GRIB FILES
- Latest Operational CONUS forecast
AQF GRIB DOMAIN DEFINITIONS
- CONUS
- Eastern U.S.
- WMO Ozone file headers
- Files archived on NCEP CCF HPSS tape farm

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