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Research
CAMP carries
out research in the fields of numerical weather prediction, atmospheric
transport and dispersion, and computational methods to optimize the
tools and to develop advanced methods to improve current capabilities.
This program is in a unique position to make a significant
contribution towards addressing many of the atmospheric transport and
dispersion modeling challenges. Our Current research activities include
the following main research areas (please click on the links embedded
in the following list or on the left side to get more details on the
specific areas and see pictures and animations):
- The
transport and dispersion models (such as CALPUFF, HPAC/SCIPUFF,
VLSTRACK and JEM) are being evaluated
independently with field data
from urban to mesoscale field experiments.
- Methods
of assessing the uncertainties in predictions of numerical weather
prediction models are being developed and tested.
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
models are being used in research of
turbulent atmospheric boundary layer flows around obstacles and are
being tested with fluid modeling data.
- Mesoscale
meteorologiocal models are being used for application to mesoscale
atmospheric flows and are being tested with atmospheric observations
and analysis.
- The
physics of mesoscale meteorologiocal models are being improved and
evaluated against atmospheric observations and analysis.
- Lagrangian
Particle Dispersion Models (LPDM) are being improved to account for a
variety of boundary layer stability conditions and generalized LPDM
algorithms are being developed for implementation in a variety of
boundary layer flow models.
- Methods
of estimating the surface roughness of urban and industrial sites are
being proposed and tested with a comprehensive set of data.
- Field and laboratory data sets
and models of urban transport and dispersion are being acquired and
will be used in comprehensive model evaluation studies.
- Artificial Neural Network
algorithms are developed and used for
improving atmospheric mesoscale model predictions.
- Finally,
we sponsor an annual summer
workshop on Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Modeling.
Approximately 50 papers are presented
each year.
We propose
building on
our strengths in these areas by continuing to put additional emphasis
on
how the surface and atmosphere interact and continuing to address
issues
of fundamental importance to atmospheric processes.
See the CAMP
contact page for detailed
information on
contacting us.
Last Modified: Thursday, December 06, 2007
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