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OZONE FORECAST GRAPHICS Operational CONUS Graphics : NDGD EMC Experimental U.S. Graphics : NDGD EMC DEVELOPMENTAL PRODUCT GRAPHICS twicee per day 06/12Z cycle, 48h forecasts available by 13/17 UTC Surface PM Surface Ozone forecast differences: production vs experimental runs PM vertical profiles NAMEXP-met Vs NAMR-met Vs Operational	AQFC Change Log Operational Forecast Experimental Run Forecast Developmental Run Forecast Focus Group Feedback Form
NAM-12 MET FORECASTS NAM CONUS Forecasts Graphics Meteograms Soundings North Amer Graphics	VERIFICATION CMAQ: Ozone Error Time Series AOD Error Time Series Spatial Map O3 Overlays HYSPLIT: Smoke Error Time Series NAM-12: PBL Error Time Series Meteorology Error Time Series Spatial Maps vs. RTMA AIRNOW: CMAQ Forecasts vs EPA Measurements NWS/MDL CMAQ verification page (restricted)

Recent NCEP NAM-CMAQ AQF Reports

Recent Research & Development Lee, et al. (2007): 6th CMAS Conf: PBL mixing sensitivity Tang, et al. (2007): 6th CMAS Conf: LBC sensitivity Tsidulko, et al. (2007): 6th CMAS Conf: NAM PBL height eval	2007 Implementation CONUS Domain, Common WRF-CMAQ vertical coordinate (WRF-NMM hybrid sigma), ACM-2 PBL & convection pollutant mixin 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 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 Lee, et al. (2005) NCEP Tech. Proc Bulletin (TPB)	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 Yu, et al.. (2008), JGR: 2004 ICARTT evaluation Kondragunta, et al. (2008) J. Atm. Met.: 2004 AOD Eval Mathur, et al. (2008): JGR: 2005 Winter PM study Gorline, et al. (2007): 6th CMAS Conf: Sfc PM2.5 evaluation H. Huang, et al. (2007): 6th CMAS Conf: AOD evaluation Yu, et al. (2006) 4th CMAS: 2004 ICARTT diagnostic study 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., 1X McKeen, et al. (2007) JGR: NEAQS/ICARTT AQ ensemble Eder, et al. (2006), Atm. Envir.: Eta-CMAQ 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-12 Information NCEP NAM change log NAM-WRF implementation (June 2006)	2003 Experimental Testing N.E. U.S., experimental 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:

Archived Operational domain run (NCDC)

GRIB FILE DEFINITIONS

WMO Ozone file headers

Interim Smoke Forecast Tool (Hysplit)

Global Forecast Developments

NCEP Inline Aerosol Forecast System Overview (S. Lu)

ECMWF GEMS Project

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