ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The
original (June 1987) document was prepared by the On-site Meteorological
Data Work Group, formed in December 1985 and chaired by Roger Brode, EPA-OAQPS.
Its members and their contributions are
as follows: Edward Bennett, NY State DEC, Section 6.6; Roger Brode, EPA-OAQPS,
Sections 1.0, 2.0 and 4.0; James Dicke, EPA-OAQPS, Section 5.2; Robert
Eskridge, EPA-ASRL, Sections 6.2 and 6.3; Mark Garrison, EPA-Region III,
Sections 3.2 and 9.0; John Irwin, EPA-ASRL, Sections 6.1 and 6.4; Michael
Koerber, EPA-Region V, Sections 3.1 and 3.3; Thomas Lockhart,
Meteorological Standards Institute, Section 8.0; Timothy Method,
EPA-Region V, Section 3.4; Stephen Perkins, EPA-Region I, Sections 6.5 and
7.0; and Robert Wilson, EPA-Region 10, Sections 5.1 and 8.6, and parts of
Sections 8.1, 8.2, and 8.5. Through their internal reviews and
discussions, all of the work group members contributed to shaping the
document as a whole. The work group wishes to acknowledge the time and
effort of those, both within and outside of EPA, who provided technical
review comments on the document. The work group also acknowledges the
support and helpful guidance of Joseph A. Tikvart, EPA-OAQPS.
The
June 1995 reissue of the document was prepared by Desmond T. Bailey with secretarial assistance from Ms. Brenda Cannady.
Technical advice and guidance was provided by John Irwin.
The
February 1999 reissue of the document provides updated material for
Sections 8 (Quality Assurance) and 9
(Upper-Air Meteorological Monitoring). This material is the product of a
workshop conducted at EPA facilities in Research Triangle Park, NC in July
1998. The workshop was conducted for EPA by Sharon Douglas of Systems
Applications Inc. and three expert chairpersons: Ken Schere (U.S. EPA);
Charles (Lin) Lindsey (Northwest Research Associates, Inc.); and Thomas
Lockhart (Meteorological Standards Institute). Participants to the
workshop were selected based on their expertise in atmospheric boundary
layer measurements and/or the use of such data in modeling. Workshop
participants were provided copies of the mock-up for review prior to the
workshop, and were tasked to finalize the document
during theworkshop. The mock-up was prepared by Desmond Bailey
(U.S. EPA) based on a draft report prepared under contract to EPA by
Sonoma Technology, Inc. (SAI) entitled, "Guidance for Quality
Assurance and Management of PAMS Upper-Air Meteorological Data". The
latter report was written by Charles
Lindsey and Timothy Dye (SAI) and Robert Baxter (Parsons Engineering
Science Inc).
The
two dozen participants to the workshop represented various interest groups including: remote sensing equipment vendors;
local, state, and federal regulatory staff; the NOAA laboratories;
university staff; and private consultants. Participants to the workshop
were as follows: Desmond T. Bailey (Host), Alex Barnett (AVES), Mike Barth
(NOAA Forecast Systems Lab), Bob Baxter (Parsons Engineering Science,
Inc.), William B. Bendel (Radian International, LLC), Jerry Crescenti
(U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA), Sharon Douglas (Systems Applications
Intl., Inc, Workshop Coordinator), Tim Dye (Sonoma Technology, Inc.), Leo
Gendron (ENSR), Gerry Guay (Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation),
Mark Huncik (CP&L), John Higuchi (SCAQMD), John Irwin (U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency. Host), David Katz (Climatronics), Shawn
Kendall (Phelps Dodge Corporation), Don Lehrman T & B Systems),
Charles (Lin) Lindsey (Northwest Research Associates, Inc., Chairperson),
Thomas Lockhart (Meteorological Standards Institute, Chairperson), Louis
Militana (Roy F. Weston, Inc), Bill B. Murphey (Georgia Dept. of Natural
Resources), Kenneth L. Schere (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ORD,
Chairperson), Nelson Seaman (Pennsylvania State University), Dr. Volker
Thiermann (SCINTEC Atmospharemesstechnik AG), Stan Vasa (Southern Company
Services), John White (North Carolina Division of Air Quality), Dr. J.
Allen Zak (NASA Langley Research Center/VIGYAN, Inc.).
Peer
review of the an April 1999 draft of this document was provided by Rob
Wilson (U.S. EPA, Region 10) and Larry Truppi (U.S. EPA, NERL)
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PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS