Lakes Environmental Newsletter
In this issue:
- News & Events
- Upcoming Courses
- Modeling Tip Video: Creating Projects from MMIF Output in CALPUFF View
- Articles
- Upcoming Conferences & Trade Shows
News & Events
CALPUFF View Version 8.6 Released!
In October, Lakes Environmental released CALPUFF View Version 8.6. This release includes the following updates:
Check out our latest release notes for a detailed listing of CALPUFF View updates. |
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If you are currently in maintenance for CALPUFF View and did not receive an email regarding this update, please contact us at support@webLakes.com.
If you are a user of CALPUFF View but are no longer in maintenance, please contact our sales team at sales@webLakes.com for pricing to update your software.
CALPUFF View Webinar – Save the Date!
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On Thursday, October 25th at 11:00AM EDT and 4:00PM EDT we will hold a FREE 30-minute webinar detailing the main features that were implemented in CALPUFF View Version 8.6. Due to the popularity of our webinars, we have opened two time slots so that everyone can participate! Please register for the time slot that best suits your schedule using the links below.
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Lakes Environmental Recognized as One of 30 Admired Companies to Watch 2018
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Lakes Environmental Software has been recognized by CIO Bulletin as one of 30 Admired Companies to Watch in 2018. The full article in CIO Bulletin, a prominent business and information technology magazine, can be read here. This honour highlights why so many consulting firms, regulatory agencies, universities, and industrial facilities around the world continue using our software and data products. |
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AERMOD-CALPUFF Course in Dubai, UAE – Oct 29 - Nov 1, 2018
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Lakes Environmental will hold a 4-day AERMOD-CALPUFF course from October 29 to November 1, 2018. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to receive training in the UAE! Register online today!
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AERMOD Course in Orlando, Florida – Nov 1-2, 2018 - A Few Spots Left!
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Lakes Environmental will be in sunny Orlando for two days of AERMOD training from November 1 to 2, 2018. Register online today!
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Lakes Environmental AERMOD-CALPUFF Course in Mexico City – Nov 12-15, 2018
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Lakes Environmental will hold a 4-day AERMOD-CALPUFF course in Mexico City from November 12 to 15, 2018. This course will be hosted by our Mexican distributor, Modelos Ambientales. Register online now!
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AERMOD and CALPUFF Courses in Dallas, Texas – Feb 18-21, 2019
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Lakes Environmental will kick off their 2019 training schedule with 4 days of AERMOD and CALPUFF training in Dallas, Texas from February 18 to 21, 2019. CALPUFF attendees will have the opportunity to complete a Do It Yourself Case Study using WRF processed data for a location of their choice making this course of great benefit to their modeling work. Early registration discounts are available until January 4, 2019. Register now!
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AERMOD Course in Toronto – Feb 25-26, 2019
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Lakes Environmental will present a 2-day AERMOD course in Toronto from February 25-26, 2019. The AERMOD portion of this course will feature a special section and case study regarding the dispersion modeling requirements of Ontario Regulation 419/05: Air Pollution - Local Air Quality. Register online today to take advantage of our early registration discount! Early Registration Discount Ends: January 14, 2019
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Upcoming Courses
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Oct 29 - Nov 1, 2018 |
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Nov 12-15, 2018 |
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Feb 18-19, 2019 |
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Feb 25-26, 2019 |
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May 6-7, 2019 |
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May 27-28, 2019 |
For more information on the above courses, including registration information, location, and course outlines, please visit our web site: https://www.weblakes.com/courses.html.
Modeling Tip
Creating Projects from MMIF Output in CALPUFF View
The Mesoscale Model Interface Program (MMIF) formats prognostic meteorological model (WRF, MM5) output for use in air quality models.
CALPUFF View is specially equipped to help users quickly create new projects from CALPUFF-ready MMIF output. Watch our video below for an overview of this process.
Submit Your Modeling Tips Today!
We are currently accepting submissions for the Monthly Modeling Tip section that appears in our newsletters. If you have a modeling tip that may benefit our readers, 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 an opportunity for increased exposure.
Articles
UN Climate Change Report Contrasts With Recent EPA Policy Changes
October 9, 2018 - A report from the international scientific authority on climate change warning consequences could be drastic if "rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes" are not made to mitigate global warming contrasts starkly with Trump administration policies decreasing federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.
The report, released Monday, evaluates what consequences the world will face if global temperatures increase by 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius -- 2.7 or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit -- as part of a directive to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change when the Paris Climate Accord was adopted in 2015. President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the agreement in June 2017, keeping a campaign promise.
Big Increase in Economic Costs if Emissions Cuts are Delayed
September 28, 2018 - Stronger efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions should be undertaken to avoid global warming of more than 1.5°C - without relying on potentially more expensive or risky technologies to remove CO2 from the atmosphere or reduce the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth’s surface.
A comprehensive new analysis involving researchers from UEA warns that the target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C could soon become too economically expensive to justify, despite the benefits it could provide.
Funded By New Tax Credits, U.S. Carbon-Capture Network Could Double Global CO2 Headed Underground
September 26, 2018 - TWith the right public infrastructure investment, the United States could as much as double the amount of carbon dioxide emissions currently captured and stored worldwide within the next six years, according to an analysis by Princeton University researchers.
The authors propose in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences a pipeline network that would transfer carbon dioxide waste from ethanol refineries in the American Midwest — where grains are fermented to produce the alcohol-based fuel — to oil fields in West Texas. The captured carbon would then be pumped into near-depleted oil fields through a technique known as enhanced oil recovery, where the carbon dioxide helps recover residual oil while ultimately being trapped underground.
Europe’s Policy to Treat Wood as Low-Carbon Fuel Poised to Harm Global Forests
September 12, 2018 - Europe’s decision to promote the use of wood as a “renewable fuel” will likely greatly increase Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions and cause severe harm to the world’s forests, according to a new paper published in Nature Communications.
European officials agreed on final language for a renewable energy directive earlier this summer that will almost double Europe’s use of renewable energy by 2030. Against the advice of 800 scientists, the directive now treats wood as a low-carbon fuel, meaning that whole trees or large portions of trees can be cut down deliberately to burn. Such uses go beyond papermaking wastes and other wood wastes, which have long been used for bioenergy.
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dependable online environmental news source!
Upcoming Conferences & Trade Shows
Oct 29-30, 2018 |
20th International Conference on Earth Science and Climate Change (ICESCC 2018) |
Paris, France |
Oct 30-Nov 1, 2018 |
WHO’s First Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Nov 4-8, 2018 |
SETAC North America 39th Annual Meeting |
Sacramento, CA, USA |
Nov 14-16, 2018 |
10th Better Air Quality Conference (BAQ 2018) |
Kuching, Malaysia |
Nov 21-22, 2018 |
International Conference on Environmental Technology and Innovations (ICETI 2018) |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Dec 6-8, 2018 |
6th International Conference on Environment Pollution and Prevention (ICEPP 2018) |
Brisbane, Australia |
Jan 3-5, 2019 |
The IAFOR International Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment – Hawaii 2019 |
Honolulu, HI, USA |
Jan 14-17, 2019 |
World Future Energy Summit |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Feb 13-15, 2019 |
10th International Conference on Environmental Science and Development |
Milan, Italy |
Feb 25-27, 2019 |
22nd EUEC 2019: Energy, Utility & Environment Conference |
San Diego, CA, USA |
Mar 19-21, 2019 |
AWMA 8th Specialty Conference on Air Quality Models |
Research Triangle Park, NC, USA |
Mar 26-28, 2019 |
AMERICANA 2019 |
Montréal, QC, Canada |
Jun 25-28, 2019 |
AWMA 112th Annual Conference & Exhibition |
Québec City, QC, Canada |
About this Newsletter
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.
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