Regional Haze and Aerosol Optical Properties

Platform Chair(s)

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  Bret Schichtel

  National Park Service
  Fort Collins, Colorado

Platform Co-Chair(s)

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  Tom Moore

  Air Quality Program Manager
  WESTAR/WRAP
  Fort Collins, CO

Panel does not require an abstract.

Presentations:

• 3:30pm – 3:50pm PT

  Western States Regional Haze Modeling and U.S. Anthropogenic Rate of Progress
  

  Primary Author: Ralph E. Morris, MS – Ramboll

  Co-Author: Gail Tonnesen – US EPA Region 8

  Co-Author: Pat Brewer – Consultant

  Co-Author: Tom Moore – WESTAR/WRAP
• 3:50pm – 4:10pm PT

  Biomass Smoke Hygroscopicity vs. In-Situ Aerosol Composition: The Roles of Plant Species, Soil Type, Combustion Temperature and Efficiency
  

  Primary Author: Christian M. Carrico – New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
• 4:10pm – 4:30pm PT

  Regional PM_2.5 Budgets in Urban and Rural Sites Across the United States
  

  Primary Author: Jenny L. Hand, PhD – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Sean Raffuse – Air Quality Research Center, UC Davis

  Co-Author: Bret A. Schichtel – National Park Service
• 4:30pm – 4:50pm PT

  In-Situ Evaluation of IMPROVE Light Absorption Measurements with Photoacoustic Instruments in Reno NV
  

  Primary Author: Bret A. Schichtel – National Park Service
• 4:50pm – 5:10pm PT

  Implications of PM2.5 Assessment Using Low-Cost Purple Air Sensors : A Case Study of California State
  

  Primary Author: Jhumoor Biswas, PhD – Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management

  Co-Author: Zuber Farooqui, PhD – Texas A&M University-Kingsville

  Co-Author: Jayita Saha