Met Data
Posts category: met-data
22
May 2019
AERMOD View - Defining Domain in AERMAP
AERMAP is the US EPA’s terrain preprocessor for the AERMOD modeling system. AERMAP reads digital terrain data (e.g., USGS 3DEP [formerly NED] digital elevation models in GeoTIFF format) and calculates base elevations for sources and receptors and hill height scale factors for receptors. An integral part of executing AERMAP is identifying the files which will cover the modeling domain and satisfy these calculations.
15
Feb 2019
AERMOD View - AERMET View's Upper Air Estimator
The US EPA AERMET model is a meteorological preprocessor that prepares meteorological data into a format suitable for use by the US EPA AERMOD model. AERMET requires the input of two types of met data:
15
Dec 2018
AERMOD View - Creating Projects from MMIF Output
Following up on Lakes’ November webinar, you can purchase global AERMET-ready met data online from the WRF or MM5 meteorological models. Lakes utilizes the Mesoscale Model Interface Program (MMIF) to format prognostic meteorological model output for use in air quality models.
