News & Events
Lakes Environmental at A&WMA 2011 Conference & Exhibition
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Lakes Environmental would like to thank everyone who stopped by our booth or visited us during our AERMOD View software presentation in sunny Orlando at A&WMA’s 104th Annual Conference and Exhibition from June 21 to 23. We hope you enjoyed your time at this year’s conference and look forward to assisting you in your endeavors through the coming year. See you in 2012 at A&WMA’s conference in San Antonio, Texas! |
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Visitors to our booth had the chance to participate in a draw for a free copy of our AERMOD View or CALPUFF View software packages.
We would like to take this opportunity to offer our congratulations to our software winners:
AERMOD View
- Darryl Chartrand of CH2M HILL
CALPUFF View
- Zaher Hashisho of the University of Alberta
Proposal to Amend Ontario Regulation 419/05
On June 22, 2011 the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) posted a “Proposal to Amend Ontario Regulation 419-05: Air Pollution – Local Air Quality, made under the Environmental Protection Act, to include Ontario Air Standards for Nine (9) Contaminants” to the Environmental Registry.
For more information on these proposed changes please visit the Government of Ontario’s Environmental Registry.
New Addition to the Lakes Environmental Team
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Lakes Environmental is pleased to announce the addition of a new team member, Michael Hammer. Michael started working at our Dallas office on July 11, 2011, where he is now leading our Technical Support Team as Senior Product Specialist. He brings with him working knowledge of AERMOD, CALPUFF, and has an extensive history in meteorological data processing and statistical analysis. Mr. Hammer also has substantial experience in air quality and dispersion modeling and is well known for his exceptional customer care. |
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Please join us in welcoming Michael to our team!
AERMOD Course in Mexico City – Sep 21-22, 2011
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Lakes Environmental is pleased to be travelling to Mexico for two days of AERMOD training in Mexico City from September 21-22, 2011. This course will be hosted by our Mexican distributor, Modelos Ambientales. Presentation of the course will be in English and translated into Spanish while all course materials (presentation slides, course notes, etc) will be in English only. |
We encourage you to register soon in order to reserve your spot. If you are interested in registering for this AERMOD course, please contact Anastasio Carranza of Modelos Ambientales at contacto@modelosambientales.com.
Further details including course venue and registration form can be found on our website.
Latest AERMOD View™ Software Releases
Lakes Environmental’s popular air dispersion modeling software, AERMOD View, just keeps getting better! On May 10, 2011 Lakes Environmental released AERMOD View Version 7.0. This much awaited release of AERMOD View includes all of the latest updates and new models made available from the U.S. EPA:
For a complete list of updates and enhancements available in this version, please see the AERMOD View 7.0 Release Notes. Shortly thereafter on May 31, 2011 Version 7.1 of AERMOD View was released. This version included a number of miscellaneous modifications and fixes. |
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If you are currently in maintenance and did not receive an e-mail regarding these updates, please contact us at support@weblakes.com. If you are a user of AERMOD View but are no longer in maintenance, contact our Sales Team for pricing at sales@weblakes.com.
WRPLOT ViewTM - Freeware Version 7.0 Released!
Lakes Environmental is pleased to announce the release of WRPLOT View - Freeware Version 7.0 and Screen View - Freeware Version 3.5. Features available in these new versions include:
WRPLOT View - Freeware Version 7.0
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For a complete list of the changes and new features available in WRPLOT View - Freeware Version 7.0, please see our latest Release Notes.
Screen View - Freeware Version 3.5
WRPLOT View and Screen View are provided by Lakes Environmental for FREE! Download your copy today! |
2011 US EPA Regional, State, and Local Dispersion Modeling Workshop
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The 2011 U.S. EPA Regional, State, and Local Modelers Workshop is scheduled to be held in Atlanta, Georgia from June 6-9. This annual Workshop is intended to provide a forum where federal, state, and local levels of the air modeling community have the opportunity to discuss various technical aspects and convey lessons learned regarding local-scale air quality modeling. Topics to be discussed include recent updates to the AERMOD and CALPUFF modeling systems, Model Clearinghouse, as well as numerous important workgroup updates from AERMIC, AWIG, OAQPS, IWAQM, NPS, and FLM. |
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This year is unique in that the U.S. EPA Workshop has traditionally only been open to EPA Personnel, State, local, and tribal agency modelers. However, this year for the first time, on Thursday June 9, a technical session with industry and private sector modelers will be held to exchange important information regarding regulatory permit modeling issues such as NO2, SO2, and PM2.5. Additional agenda items include:
The complete agenda is available on the following link: https://www.cleanairinfo.com/regionalstatelocalmodelingworkshop/archive/2011/agenda.htm
AERMOD & CALPUFF Courses in Barcelona - Oct 17-21, 2011
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Lakes Environmental is pleased to be returning to Spain for a week of AERMOD and CALPUFF training in Barcelona from October 17-21, 2011. This course will be hosted by our Spanish distributor, Addlink Software Cientifico. Presentation of the course and all course materials (presentation slides, course notes, etc) will be provided in English. |
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We encourage you to register soon in order to reserve your spot. If you are interested in registering for the AERMOD and/or CALPUFF course, please contact Addlink Software Cientifico at info@addlink.es.
Further details including course venue and registration form can be found on our website.
Register today to take advantage of our early registration discounts!
AERMOD & CALPUFF Courses in Las Vegas, Nevada– May 16-20, 2011
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Lakes Environmental will be in Las Vegas, Nevada, to present a week of AERMOD and CALPUFF training from May 16 to 20, 2011. During a recent 3-day CALPUFF course, students were able to start and complete an unprecedented 9 real-world case studies involving geophysical pre-processing, meteorological pre-processing, and CALMET, CALPUFF, and CALPOST options. |
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Register today to take advantage of our early registration discount!
For further information, including details of the course location and registration form, please visit the Upcoming Courses section of our website.
AUSTAL View Workshop in Berlin, Germany
ArguSoft, our German partner, is presenting their 4th AUSTAL View User Workshop. This event will be taking place from May 19-20, 2011 in Berlin, Germany, at the prestigious Maritim proArte Hotel.
The workshop will be presented in German and will cover all aspects of the AUSTAL View interface, including an emphasis on:
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For more detailed information regarding this workshop, please view the course brochure, or contact ArguSoft at info@argusoft.de.
Worldwide Meteorological Data for AERMOD and CALPUFF Modeling
Lakes Environmental offers a service providing modeled meteorological data for use in the CALPUFF and AERMOD air dispersion models for any location worldwide. This data is acquired by running the MM5 model for your specific project location and site domain.
MM5 (5th-generation Mesoscale Model) is a prognostic meteorology model developed by Pennsylvania State University and the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The model is a limited-area, non-hydrostatic model, designed to simulate or predict mesoscale and regional-scale atmospheric circulation. MM5 was primarily developed using FORTRAN coding, and is still widely used as a community model.
There are a variety of reasons why you may want to use MM5 meteorological data:
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For more information, please see this month’s modeling tip below.
Our friendly and knowledgeable Sales Staff is available to answer any questions that you might have regarding our MM5 processed data service. Complete our convenient online quotation request form to receive your formal quotation today!
Lakes Environmental Chosen by the Government of Saskatchewan for AERMOD Air Dispersion Modeling Workshop
On November 25-26, 2010, Lakes Environmental will provide AERMOD training for environmental experts from the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment at their Technical Resources Branch in Regina. This training is part of the Air Quality Guidance initiative from the SK MOE, coordinated by Dr. Imram Maqsood, Manager of Air Science and Monitoring, and Dr. Kevin McCullum. As part of this project Lakes Environmental will provide 5 years of prognostic MM5 meteorological data, which covers the entire province of Saskatchewan at a 12km resolution. This is an exciting opportunity that adds to Lakes Environmental’s strong reputation in the area of training all around the world.