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AIRMAP: A UNH Air Quality and Climate Program Robert Talbot Climate Change Research Center Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, & Space University of New Hampshire The six world-class Atmospheric Observatories in the AIRMAP network. Farmington Tower New Observatory at Thompson Farm Unequalled facility and measurements for atmospheric sciences. Application of Innovative Technologies: Wind Turbine on Appledore Island, ME Multi-Year Records of Continuous High Time Resolution Data Allow Documentation of U.S. Emission Trends Regional Emissions Ethane N. New England (ME, NH, VT) Santiago, Chile Propane Flux Rate (molecules cm-2 s-1) 1.1 x 1010 2 x 1012 Land Area (km2) 135,000 525 Daily Propane Emission (tons d-1) 90 80 Ethane (pptv) 3000+ 2750 to 3000 2500 to 2750 2250 to 2500 2000 to 2250 1750 to 2000 1500 to 1750 1250 to 1500 1000 to 1250 750 to 1000 500 to 750 Propane Latitude Longitude Propane (pptv) 4000+ 3600 to 4000 3200 to 3600 2800 to 3200 2400 to 2800 2000 to 2400 1600 to 2000 1200 to 1600 800 to 1200 400 to 800 0 to 400 Latitude Longitude Newly Discovered Biogenic Sources of Methyl Iodide and Toluene are Significant in their Regional Budgets Greenhouse Gases are Always Above the Hemispheric Background in New England 500 480 460 440 2 420 05_06 03_04 04_05 02_03 01_02 400 380 360 200 400 600 CO, ppbv 800 1000 1200 AIRMAP has the most complete record of atmospheric mercury in the U.S. and are using it to identify the key controls on its distribution. Our Unique Mercury Study Tools: • 3 sites of long-term (greater than 5 years) continuous measurements (Heavily Forested Marine) • 1 Tall tower site at 200 m elevation (the only one in the U.S.) Mercury • Continuous monitoring 1 km downwind of the Pembroke power plant in the Merrimack Valley. • Planned expansion to the summit of Mt. Washington (2 km). Multi-Year Seasonal & Diurnal Cycles Seasonal Cycle is Similar to CO (importance of combustion sources) Correlation with Marine Tracer Demonstrates Natural Marine Source Nighttime Data Demonstrates Dry Depositional Loss of Hgo Regional Haze AIRMAP has Demonstrated Nucleation of New Particles in the New England Atmosphere. Science and Modeling Approach (Long-term goal: Regional Air Quality Assessment) Present Climate (Global Climate Model) Future Climate (Global Climate Model) Regional Climate Model (Atmosphere-Soil-Vegetation) Present Regional Climate Model Evaluation and Uncertainties Future Regional Climate Regional Climate Change Emission Model Emission Data for the present Emission Data for the future IPCC A1 Emissions (rapid and successful economic development) Scientific Issues: • Interannual variability in regional climate and its impact on air quality. • Impact of land use/cover change on VOC emissions. • Changes in reactive anthropogenic and biogenic emissions, distribution, and speciation impact on chemistry and PM2.5 concentrations. Future Air Quality Assessment Air Quality Model Evaluation Regional Photochemical Model Air Quality Results: Seasonal Mean Daily Maximum 8h-O3 Levels Tracking Air Quality in New England: Satellites, Planes, Balloons, Ships and Towers ICARTT 2004: AIRMAP Hosted the World’s Largest Air Quality/Climate Campaign. Wintertime in the Northeast is Synonymous with Poor Air Quality! AIRMAP is the only Program Studying this Problem. January 2006 Pollution Events (Thompson Farm) 14000 propane propene 10000 800 8000 6000 400 4000 propene (pptv) propane (pptv) 12000 1200 Propane = leakage & combustion Propene = combustion 2000 0 1/1/06 0 1/3/06 1/5/06 1/7/06 1/9/06 1/11/06 UTC 2500 200 ethyne C2Cl4 1500 120 1000 80 500 40 0 1/1/06 0 1/3/06 1/5/06 1/7/06 UTC Ethyne = combustion 160 1/9/06 1/11/06 C2Cl4 (pptv) ethyne (pptv) 2000 C2Cl4 = dry cleaning solvent