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December 6, 2012 (Day 1)

09:00-10:00AM: Registration, tea/coffee

10:00-10:30AM: Inaugural Session

  • Mr. Rajeev Mital, MS of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
  • others?
  • 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

10:30AM-12:30PM: 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

12:30-1:00PM: Discussion

1:00-2:00 PM Lunch

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

3:30-4:00 PM Tea Break

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

7:00-8:00 Networking, Informal meetings, Dinner

December 7, 2012 (Day 2)

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

Presenter:

  • Dr. Virendra Sethi
  • Dr. Pushpavanam

9:30-10:30 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

10:30-11:00 Tea Break

11:00 am– 12:45 pm Track 1: India Air Quality Resource Group (IARG)

Rakesh,Viren: I am for a parallel session for IARG and AQ and higher level managers. Please add info regarding this session

11:00 am– 12:45pm Track 2: DataFed Tutorial

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

12:45 – 2:00 pm Lunch

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

Lecturers: (25 minutes)

  • 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.

END OF EVENT