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Chapter 2 - Monitoring and Measurements for Model Development

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Table of contents

  • Introduction and Panel 2 Objectives
  • Pollutants of concern
  • Base year
  • Air quality criteria
  • Instrumentation and quality protocols
  • Nitrogen dioxide
  • Particulate matter
  • Ozone
  • Quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC)
  • LIDAR studies
  • Monitoring locations
  • Nitrogen dioxide and nitrogen oxides
  • Measured concentrations of NOx and NO2
  • Results from new monitoring sites
  • Trends in NOx and NO2 concentrations
  • Source contribution of aircraft emissions to measured pollutant concentrations
  • Airport contribution to NOx concentrations
  • Analysis of runway operations
  • NOx and NO2 Chemistry
  • NOx concentrations related to wind speed
  • Fast-response monitoring of nitrogen oxides
  • Particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5)
  • Measured concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5
  • Trends in measured PM concentrations
  • Airport contribution to PM10 concentrations
  • PM10 concentrations related to wind speed
  • Ozone
  • Measured concentrations of ozone
  • LIDAR
  • Panel 2 conclusion and recommendations
  • Key points
  • Nitrogen oxides and nitrogen dioxide
  • Particulate matter
  • Dispersion of aircraft take-off plumes
  • Panel 2 recommendations
  • Next

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