Air Quality and Meteorological Information System (AQMIS)

A Status Presentation to the

Interagency Air and Smoke Council (IASC)

April 23, 2003

AQMIS

AQMIS

• What is AQMIS?

• Current Status

• Example Web Pages

• What’s Coming Up?

What is AQMIS?A real-time air quality and meteorological data system containing hourly data useful for making:

• Smoke Management Decisions

• Air Quality Forecasts

• Real-time Information Available to the Public

Current Status - 1

• Air Resources Board• Bay Area AQMD• Sacramento

Metropolitan AQMD• San Diego County

APCD• Shasta County APCD

• San Joaquin Valley APCD

• South Coast AQMD• Ventura County APCD• RAWS (Meteorological

Data)

Collecting Data From 150 AQ sites & 240 Met. sites:

Current Status - 2Air Quality Parameters • Ozone• PM10 & PM2.5• COH & Light Scatter• NO, NO2, & NOx• CO• CH4, NMHC & THC• SO2 & H2S

Surface Meteorology • Wind Speed & Direction• Temperature• Relative Humidity• Dewpoint• Precipitation• Pressure• Solar Radiation

2003-2004More Sites

2003Expanded

QA

2003DynamicGraphing

2003-2004More Met

Data

2003-2004More Web

Tables

2003-2004Enhanced

GIS

2003-2004Integrate w/

ADAM

2003-2005Connect w/

PFIRS, CHAPISCom. Health

What’sComing Up?

Recent Updates• Select for whole state or north/central/south

portion.

• Data download button (including Excel format)

• Color coding for exceedances over standards

• Optional 24-hour display

• Option for 1 month of hourly data & annual daily data

• Selection change options on lower level pages.

For More Information

• To See AQMIS Web Reports and Maps:

- http://www.arb.ca.gov/airqualitytoday

• Questions about AQMIS:

- Phone: Rajinder Sahota (916) 323-8503

- E-mail: aqmis@arb.ca.gov

Prescribed Fire Incident Reporting System (PFIRS)

A Status Presentation to theFIRESCOPE Weather Group

April 17, 2003

PFIRS 2000• Computerized System That Helps with

Communication Between and Among Burners and Air Managers

• Assists with:– Burn Registration– Burn Planning– Burn Decision Making and Execution– Burn Follow-up/Emissions Reporting

• Original PC-based System Developed in 1999 as part of IASC’s PFIRS sub-committee

PFIRS 2000ARB and USFS Entered into Agreement to Enhance PFIRS ‘99

– Convert to Web-based System– Add Additional Smoke Management Guidelines

Capability (SMP)– Improve User-friendliness and Reports Generation

Capability

PFIRS 2000(Progress To Date -- 4/17/03)

• Prototype for Upgraded System -- Completed• Web-based Interface -- Completed• User Login Capability -- Completed• Schedule for Completion

– Complete System Development 12/02 - 4/03– System Beta-test 4/03 - 6/03– System Refinements 6/03 - 8/03– System Completion 8/03

PFIRS Beta Test 4/03-6/03

• Will occur with:– USFS -- El Dorado National Forest– CDF– Placer County and El Dorado County

Air Pollution Control Districts

For More Information• To See PFIRS Prototype Web Page:

– http://www.arb.ca.gov/smp/progdev/PFIRS/actions.htm

• Questions about PFIRS:– Contact: Bruce Oulrey (916) 322-6155

» boulrey@arb.ca.gov