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Volume 10 - Issue 4 |
Monthly Newsletter
- April 2009 |
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News & Events
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Lakes Environmental Releases AERMOD View™ 6.2
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Lakes Environmental is proud to announce the release of AERMOD View Version 6.2. This release
was designed to fully support the latest version of the US EPA AERMAP model, dated 09040, and
contains support for:
- USGS NED/SRTM terrain data in GeoTIFF format
- USGS 15-min DEMS and the ability to process mixed 1-deg and 7.5-min DEM files in a single run
- AERMAP debug output files
Please see the AERMOD View Version 6.2 Release Notes for a complete list
of the new features. Also see Latest Features for Version
6 and up.
If you are currently in maintenance for AERMOD View and did not receive an email regarding the
update, please contact us at support@weblakes.com.
If you are a user of AERMOD View but are no longer in maintenance, contact us at
sales@weblakes.com for appropriate pricing information for your maintenance renewal.
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Lakes Environmental Announces AERMOD Training
San Francisco – May 11-12
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Lakes Environmental will be in San Francisco, CA to deliver a 2-day AERMOD course on May 11-12.
Please contact us at training@weblakes.com or check the Upcoming Courses section on our website
to register.
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AERMOD & CALPUFF Training
Calgary - May 4-8
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Lakes Environmental will be in Calgary this May to present a full week
of training. We will be presenting our popular AERMOD course
from May 4-5, and our CALPUFF course from May 6-8. These courses
consistently receive
high ratings by participants. If you do air dispersion modeling
in Alberta or British Columbia, you’ll want to take part in these courses.
Course outline and registration form
available on our website. For additional information please
contact us at
training@weblakes.com.
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Congratulations to our Trade Show Winners!
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The winner of our A&WMA – CPANS 2009 draw for CALMET-ready MM5 data is Tom Walker of Amberg Corp. in Edmonton.
The winner of our CANECT 2009 draw for a free copy of AERMOD View is
Lovina Pereira of VE Collective in Richmond Hill
Drop by our booth at A&WMA 2009 for your chance to win a free copy of AERMOD View!
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ArguSoft Offers AUSTAL View Workshop in Cologne, Germany
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ArguSoft, our German
partner, is offering a 2-day AUSTAL View Workshop on September 21-22,
2009 in Cologne, Germany. The workshop will be presented in German and
will cover all aspects of AUSTAL View, including an
emphasis on:
- SRTM terrain data features
- UTM coordinate systems and projections
- Export to Google Earth™
- Odor compound support
For more information about this workshop, please view the
course
brochure, or contact ArguSoft at info@argusoft.de.
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Lakes Environmental Closed for Victoria Day
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Lakes Environmental will be closed on Monday May 18th to observe the
Canadian Victoria Day holiday. If you have any pressing needs during that
time, please email us at support@weblakes.com and
we will contact you May 19th, 2008 when we re-open.
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Upcoming Courses
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We’ve set a number of training dates
for 2009. Please be sure to register in advance as spots
are limited.
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AERMOD Courses
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May. 04-05, 2009 |
Calgary, AB, Canada |
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May. 11-12, 2009 |
San Francisco, CA, USA |
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Jun. 01-02, 2009 |
Beijing, China |
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Oct. 19-20, 2009 |
Phildelphia, PA, USA |
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Nov. 09-10, 2009 |
São Paulo, Brazil |
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Nov. 16-17, 2009 |
San Diego, CA, USA |
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CALPUFF Courses
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May. 06-08, 2009 |
Calgary, AB, Canada |
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Jun. 03-05, 2009 |
Beijing, China |
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Nov. 11-13, 2009 |
São Paulo, Brazil |
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AUSTAL Course
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Sep. 21-22, 2009 |
Calogne, Germany |
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For more information on the above courses, including registration
information, location, and course outlines, please visit our
web site: www.weblakes.com/course.
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Monthly Modeling Tip
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Downloading NED data for AERMAP
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The USGS National Elevation Dataset (NED) is the latest and most accurate source of elevation data, and is available for the entire US. The NED contains 1 arc second (30m), 1/3 arc second (10m) and 1/10 arc second (3m) resolution data and can be downloaded from the National Map Seamless Server here.
NED and AERMAP
AERMAP 09040 is the first version of AERMAP to support NED. NED is specified as the recommended source of elevation data in the AERMOD Implementation Guideline (revised on Mar/19/09), see Section 4. In order to use NED files in AERMAP, they must be in the GeoTiff format.
An update to AERMOD View has been released, including full support
for AERMAP 09040 and the use of NED elevation files.
Using the National Map Seamless Server
Download data from the Seamless Server by going here and following these steps:
- Depending on where you need terrain data for, click either the US map
(View & Download United States Data) or the International map
(View & Download International Data).
Note: United States terrain data is provided in both NED and SRTM formats, while international terrain data is provided in the SRTM format only.
- The map displays in the browser. In the Downloads toolbar on the left, click the Define Download Area by Coordinates button.
- A secondary browser window displays. Click the Switch to Decimal Degrees link, then enter the four coordinates that identify the site in the appropriate fields. After you have entered the coordinates, click the button.
- The browser displays a page with the results of your data extraction request. Note that the Output Format is listed as ArcGRID. Since AERMAP requires GeoTIFF, you must change the output type. Click the button.
- The browser displays a list of available formats. In the Elevation section, locate the National Elevation Dataset (NED) entry, and place a check in the checkbox of the appropriate Arc Second setting (1, 1/3, or 1/9). From the Data Format drop-down list, select GeoTIFF.
- Click the button.
- Confirm the details on the summary page, and click the button. Once the data is downloaded, you must unzip the file before using it.
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Remember: We are currently accepting
submissions for the Monthly Modeling Tip that appears in
our newsletters. If
you have a modeling tip that may benefit a variety of people,
please send it to us at support@weblakes.com.
Your name and the name of your organization will appear below
the tip providing you with greater exposure.
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This Month's Articles
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The World's Cleanest Countries
April 16, 2009 -- The declining health of Mother Earth has drawn growing attention over
the last two decades, with countries coming together to fight a range of environmental
threats, from declining fishing stocks to global warming.
Witness the Kyoto Protocol, the first widely adopted set of environmental protection
guidelines, which emerged during the 1990s and took effect in 2005. Kyoto led to the
development of the first large-scale emissions trading market, Europe's Greenhouse Gas
Emission Trading Scheme, which puts caps on carbon dioxide pollution. A similar carbon
market, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, began operating at the start of this year
in 10 Eastern U.S. states.
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Industry Minister Clement Defends Science Budget
April 16, 2009 - Industry Minister Tony Clement says it's absurd to think Ottawa would
fund every single scientific research project across Canada forever.
A published report says the government's four main science research groups have warned
employees there would be $162 million in cuts over the next three years and job losses.
Today in Toronto, Clement says while he doesn't agree with the ``analysis by that particular
newspaper," he adds there are always programs that will come to the end of their lifespan.
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EPA Publishes Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report
April 15, 2009 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the national
greenhouse gas inventory, which finds that overall emissions during 2007 increased by 1.4
percent from the previous year. The report, Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
and Sinks: 1990-2007, is the latest annual report that the United States has submitted
to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which
sets an overall framework for intergovernmental efforts to tackle the challenge posed by
climate change.
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50 Polluted Sites Chosen for Stimulus Money
April 15, 2009 – WASHINGTON - Fifty of the country's most polluted and hazardous
waste sites were singled out Wednesday to receive a share of federal stimulus money to
continue cleanup operations.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced that $528 million in recently approved
economic stimulus funding would be used to help clean up the sites in 28 states.
The sites were contaminated years ago by mining waste, lead smelters, landfills, and
other sources of chemicals but the companies responsible are no longer around to pay for
their cleanup.
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Groups File Suit to Block State Air Pollution
Permit for Unneeded South Carolina Coal Plant
April 14, 2009 – COLUMBIA, SC - South Carolina's environmental agency illegally
permitted an unneeded coal-fired power plant on the Great Pee Dee River that would emit
31 times more toxic mercury than the legal limit and millions of tons of costly carbon
pollution, according to a lawsuit filed today by the Southern Environmental Law Center
on behalf of several advocacy groups.
"This plant would add mercury pollution to an already contaminated region of the Pee
Dee, but DHEC waived the maximum mercury controls required by law," said Blan Holman,
senior attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center. "The tragedy of DHEC’s decision is
that we have far cheaper and cleaner options than a $2.5 billion coal plant, and those
options would generate thousands more jobs than this dinosaur ever would."
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Reigning in the World’s Top Two GHG Emitters
April 10, 2009 – GLOBE-Net - A recent report issued by the Brookings Institution
provides a primer on two topics: Climate change and U.S.-China relations. It describes
the climate change threat, concluding that every year of delay in responding to it puts
both countries - and the planet - at greater risk.
Because the United States and China are the world’s top two greenhouse gas emitters,
together accounting for more than 40% of annual emissions, any solution requires both
countries to transition to low-carbon economies. U.S.-China cooperation on climate
change would have not only bilateral but global benefits.
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Conferences & Trade Shows
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Here are a few conferences and trade shows coming
up in the next few months: |
Apr. 28-30, 2009 |
EPTEE 2009
more info |
Shanghai, China |
May. 4-7, 2009 |
Environment, Energy & Sustainability
more info |
Denver, Colorado, USA |
May. 12-15, 2009 |
2nd Climate Change Technology Conference
more info |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
May. 27-29, 2009 |
Carbon Expo 2009
more info |
Barcelona, Spain |
May. 31-Jun 4, 2009 |
SETAC Europe: 19th Annual Meeting
more info |
Göteborg, Sweden |
Jun. 2-5, 2009 |
2009 International Symposium on Environmental Science and Technology (ISEST)
more info |
Shanghai, China |
Jun. 16-19, 2009 |
A&WMA 102nd Annual Conference & Exhibition - booth 410 *
more info |
Detroit, Michigan, USA |
Jun. 23-24, 2009 |
6th annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street)
more info |
New York, NY, USA |
Aug. 31-Sept 2, 2009 |
Harmonizing Greenhouse Gas Assessment and Reporting Processes
more info |
Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
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* Lakes Environmental is attending A&WMA |
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About This Newsletter
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This newsletter contains information gleaned from various sources on
the web, with complete links to the sources cited. Organizations cited are in no way affiliated with Lakes
Environmental Software.
Lakes Environmental Software is a leading environmental IT company that offers a complete line of air
dispersion modeling, risk assessment, emissions inventory, and emergency release software as well as
training and custom software services. With satisfied users located around the globe, Lakes Environmental
Software will continue to revolutionize the environmental software field.
For more information please visit our web site at: www.weblakes.com. You
may also contact us by phone at (519) 746-5995 or by fax at
(519) 746-0793.
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