US EPA Releases Draft AERSURFACE Update for Public Comment

On February 21, the US EPA announced release of AERSURFACE version 19039_DRFT, a draft update to the AERSURFACE preprocessor which calculates surface characteristics from digital land use data for input to AERMET. The updated executable and documentation were published on the SCRAM website.

A full list of changes for each model can be found on the Draft AERSURFACE web page. Changes include:

• Ability to process more recent United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Land Cover Database (NLCD) products including 2001, 2006, & 2011 land cover data.
• Supplemented the above with concurrent percent impervious and percent tree canopy data where available.
• An updated input control file format similar to the one used in AERMOD, AERMET, & AERMAP.
• Inclusion of a new surface roughness length calculation method.

EPA is seeking informal public review, testing, and comment on the updates. Specific items of interest include reference lookup tables used to compute surface characteristics, implementation of impervious & tree canopy data, and implementation of the new surface roughness length calculation method. Comments are due no later than Monday, April 22, 2019.

An EPA-hosted webinar on the changes will be conducted on Thursday, April 4 from 2-3PM EDT. Refer to the EPA SCRAM website for more information.

Lakes Environmental's team is hard at work incorporating these updates into AERMET View. Be on the lookout for an email from Lakes Environmental announcing the next AERMOD View release upon its availability.

If your copy of AERMOD View is no longer in maintenance, please contact our sales team for pricing to update your software so you do not miss these important updates.

Advanced AERMOD Course in Melbourne, Australia – May 6-7, 2019

Together with the Clean Air Society of Australia & New Zealand (CASANZ), we will hold 2 days of Advanced AERMOD training in Melbourne, Australia from May 6 to 7, 2019.

A&WMA Annual Conference and Exhibition

Our team will be in Quebec City from June 25-28, 2019 for the Annual Air & Waste Management Association Conference and Exhibition.

Drop by booth #300 to meet our friendly, knowledgeable staff and for your chance to win a FREE copy of our AERMOD View air dispersion modeling software!

Visit the conference website to register for this annual event.

Lakes Environmental Teaching Professional Development Course at 2019 A&WMA Conference

The Air & Waste Management Association will be offering a variety of high-quality professional development courses on June 28, 2019 immediately following the annual conference in Quebec City.

As in previous years, we will present a one-day course on AERMOD Air Dispersion Modeling. Additional details regarding this course can be found below.

Just Announced! AERMOD-CALPUFF Course in Hyderabad, India – Dec 2-5, 2019

Together with our distributor, LaGa Systems, we will hold a 4-day AERMOD-CALPUFF course in Hyderabad, India from December 2-5, 2019.

Stay tuned to our monthly newsletter or visit our website for additional details as they become available.

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2019 Course Schedule

Advanced AERMOD
May 6-7, 2019 | Melbourne, Australia
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AIR-299 AERMOD
June 28, 2019 | Quebec City, Quebec
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AERMOD and CALPUFF
August 27-30, 2019 | Mexico City

AERMOD
September 9-10, 2019 | Denver, CO

AERMOD and CALPUFF
September 23-26, 2019 | Toronto, ON
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AERMOD-CALPUFF
December 2-5, 2019 | Hyderabad, India

Import Sources from Excel to AERMOD View™

There are a number of ways to add source data to your AERMOD View project. This video shows you how to import sources using an Excel spreadsheet template.

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2019 Conference Schedule

2019 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality (NTFAQ)
May 6-9, 2019 | Temecula, CA, USA
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Environmental Trade Fair and Conference (ETFC) - Booth 1147
May 14-15, 2019 | Austin, TX, USA

AWMA 112th Annual Conference & Exhibition - Booth 300
June 25-28, 2019 | Québec City, QC, Canada

2019 International Emissions Inventory Conference
July 29 - August 2, 2019 | Dallas, TX, USA

Refinery And Chemical Industry Emissions Symposium
November 6-8, 2019 | Davis, CA USA