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December 6, 2012 (Day 1)

10.00-10:30: Introduction

• Mr. Rajeev Mital, Maharashrtra State Road Development Corporation
• Dr. Virendra Sethi, Indian institute of Technology Bombay: Welcome & Introduction to India Air Quality Resource Group
• Dr. Rudolf Husar, Washington University in St. Louis: Mumbai AQ course rationale, goals, approach, expected outcomes

10:30-12:30 AQ Monitoring and Assessment in India

Lecturers (20 minutes each)

• Dr. R.N.Singh, INSA. Future of air quality modelling for sustainable development
  
• Dr. Prashant Gargava, Central Pollution Control Board. National Air Quality Monitoring Program (NAMP) - Aerosol & Gases
  
• Dr. Gufran Beig, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology. System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)
  
• Dr. Rakesh Kumar, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute. AQ monitoring, emission inventory and source apportionment study for Indian cities
  
• Dr. Ajay Deshpande, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation. State perspective on monitoring and assessment
  
• Other: Industry perspective for their problems and needs
  

2:00-3:30: Ambient Monitoring and Assessment: Experiences from Other Countries

Lecturers (20 minutes each)

• Dr. Orhan Yenigun, Bogazici University: A review of the surface ozone and its precursor concentrations in the megacity of Istanbul
• Dr. Jingkun Jiang, Tsinghua University: Particulate Matter Pollution in China
• Dr. Jay Turner, Washington University, Monitoring and assessment in the US.. Mongolia??
• Dr. Ajay Deshpande, MSRDC, Development and Augmentation of Ambient Air Quality Network in Maharashtra

4:00-6:30 Remote Sensing and Modeling Results for PM over India

Lecturers

• Dr. Rudolf Husar, Washington University in St. Louis
• Dr. Harish Gadhavi, NARL, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

Aerosol remote sensing basics
Satellite sensors: MODIS, OMI, CALIPSO, MISR
Global and regional modeling basics
Naval Aerosol Analysis and Prediction System (NAAPS)
Air quality patterns over India from satellites and models

6:30-7:00 PM: Summary of Day 1 and Discussion

Moderator

• Dr. Virendra Sethi, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

December 7, 2012 (Day 2)

09:00-09:30: Summary report of Day 1

Presenter:

• Dr. Virnedra Sethi
• Dr. Pushpavanam

9:30-10:45 AM: Data Resources & Analyses Tools

Lecturers:

• Dr. Rudolf Husar, Washington University in St. Louis
• Ratish Menon, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Key Datasets; observing methods; parameters; space-time coverage
Surface and point monitoring networks
Satellite datasets and parameters
Models and emissions

Analyses Tools
Spatial and temporal pattern analyses
Event monitoring consoles
Special: Data fusion and model evaluation

11:15 am– 12:45pm: DataFed Tutorial

Hands on tutorial on the federated data system (DataFed). Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops.

2:00pm- 3:15 pm: Urban Measurements, Supersites, Special Monitoring

Lecturers:

• Dr. Jay Turner, Washington University in St. Louis
• Dr. Brent Williams, Washington University in St. Louis
• Dr. Sachidanand Tripathi, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

3:15-4:00 pm: Tea and Panel Discussion: AQ monitoring and analysis opportunities for India

Moderators:

• Rashmi S. Patil, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
• Rakesh Kumar, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute

Panelists:

• Harish Gadhavi, NARL, ISRO
• Amita Athawale, KEM Hospital
• Ajay Deshpande, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
• Jay Turner, Washington University in St. Louis
• Rudolf Husar, Washington University in St. Louis

4:00-5:00pm: Roadmap Discussion

Charting a three year calendar for collaborative research and education in air quality monitoring and assessment using shared tools and information resources.

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