ENV 6106
AIR POLLUTION MODELING
Example: Spring 2006
DESCRIPTION:ENV 6106 is a graduate level course for the student interested in learning about state-of-the-art air pollution models and their application. Point, line and area source models will be discussed. Both apoint-source modeling project and a mobile source modeling project using will be accomplished. Computer use is required.
CREDIT:3 semester hours
TIME & PLACE: 9:30-10:20 Monday, Wednesday & Friday EN 1 - 388 (FEEDS)
FACULTY:Dr. C.D. Cooper, PE, QEP
Office: EN 211L; Phone: 407-823-2388; e-mail:
TEXT:Class handouts: I will try to prepare and distribute all handouts via e-mail. If you need a hard copy, a photocopying charge will be levied. Public domain software may be downloaded from EPA. The textbook by Cooper and Alley is recommended as a reference.
PROCEDURE:Material will be covered by lectures, discussion, two exams and two projects. Each project is a one-month effort, and will be described in more detail on the next page.
The overall course grade will be weighted as follows:
Project 1 30%
Exam 120 %
Project 230%
Exam 2 20%
Final letter grades will be assigned according to the usual grading scale.
ENV 6106
Air Pollution Modeling
Spring 2006
Topical Outline
WEEK OFTOPIC
Jan 9Course introduction; review of basics; Meteorology
Jan 16(Holiday 1/16) Meteorology
Jan 23Mass Balance Models; Gaussian Models;Project No. 1 Assigned (1/27/04)
Jan 30Plume Rise; Downwash
Feb 6Agency Guidelines; TSCREEN
Feb 13ISCST; AERMOD
Feb 20CALPUFF; Project Q & A
Feb 27CALPUFF; Project Q & A;
Project 1 Due (from all students) by 9:30 a.m. Wed. 3/1/06
Mar 6Exam 1 (Mon, 3/6/06); Mobile Source Analysis - Overview
Mar 13-17SPRING BREAK
Mar 20FDOT Screening Model; MOBILE6.2; Project No. 2 Assigned (3/20/06)
Mar 27MOBILE6.2; Project Q & A
Apr3CAL3QHC; Project Q & A
Apr 10CAL3QHC; Project Q & A
Apr 17Exam 2 (Wednesday, 4/19/06)
Apr 24Last Day of Classes; Proj. 2 due (from all students) 9:30 a.m. Mon 4/24/06
PROJECTS:
Each project is a realistic problem, typical of what you might do as an air quality modeling consultant. In each project, you are to do the modeling and write a short report summarizing and explaining your modeling results so that the ‘client’ (a city manager or state reviewer who is not an expert in air quality modeling) can understand it. The use of drawings and graphs is highly recommended. Do not simply submit copies of your computer print outs.
The format of the report is as follows: Cover page, Table of contents, Description of the Problem, Background, Modeling Approach, Discussion of Results, Conclusions, Recommendations. Do not ask how long the report should be; it should be as long as necessary! A good report can be as short as 8 pages or as long as 25 pages. A good report will also have an appropriate number of figures, graphs and tables.