Exceptional Event Analyses
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Illustrative Analyses of Exceptional Events
General Event Websites
- U. Maryland: US Air Quality Smog Blog
- NASA Earth Observatory: Dust, Fire
- NOAA Significant Events: Dust, Fires
- Texas CEQ: Air Pollutions Events
- WESTAR WESTAR Exceptional Event Page
- InciWeb: http://www.inciweb.org/
Background and Guidance
- Treatment of Data Influenced by Exceptional Events, EPA,2013
- Ideas on Evidence for Data Exclusion in Exceptional Events, EPA, 2009
- Exceptional Event Analyses Washington. U., 2005-2006
- Evidence for Flagging Exceptional Events, Washington. U., 2008
- Overview of Guidance Docs, EPA
- Draft guidance - Preparation of documentation for high wind events, EPA
- Exceptional Events Rule FAQ, EPA
Submitted EE Analyses
- Examples of Reviewed Exceptional Event Submissions
- Presenting Evidence to Justify Data Exclusion as an Exceptional Event
- WESTAR State Exceptional Events
Ozone
- 1998-11-10: Guidance on Assessing the Impacts of May 1998 Mexican Fires on Ozone
- Estimated Impacts of 2010 Wildfires on Ozone Levels in Houston, Albert Hendler, URS Corporation
- Surface ozone at the Devils Postpile National Monument receptor site during low and high wildland fire years. A. Bytnerowicz, et. al. via T. Procter
- Analysing the effects of the 2002 McNally fire on air quality in the San Joaquin Valley and southern Sierra Nevada, California - R. Cisneros, et. al. via T. Procter
Eastern US Smoke
- May 2007 Georgia Smoke. The Sweetfarm fire in southern Georgia produced elevated smoke concentrations in the neighboring States for about a month in May 2007.
Western US Smoke
- 2012 Cascade Postburn Evaluation - Leland Tarnay, NPS
- Thomas Previous Day Analysis via T. Procter
- Analysing the effects of the 2002 McNally fire on air quality in the San Joaquin Valley and southern Sierra Nevada, California - R. Cisneros, et. al. via T. Procter
- August 2007 Montana Smoke??
Long Range Trasported Smoke
- Central America/Mexican Smoke??
- Canadian Smoke??
- Siberian Smoke
Local Dust
- Typical TexMex Dust Event??
Long Range Trasported Dust
- Sahara Dust Event
- Asian Dust Event
Fireworks, July 4th
- Useful illustration for the propagation of an emission spike
