Alpine Geophysics Expertise
The Atmospheric Sciences Group at Alpine offers extensive "hands-on" experience in a wide range of air quality services, particularly in the areas of emissions, meteorological, photochemical and particulate matter (PM) modeling.
Alpine Geophysics has an accumulated experience-base in excess of 60 years, which includes specialized expertise in:
- Photochemical and PM/haze modeling;
- Mesoscale meteorological modeling;
- Emissions estimation, modeling and inventory development;
- Ozone State Implementation Plan (SIP) regulatory modeling and attainment demonstration analyses;
- Design and management of field monitoring programs in support of air quality modeling studies;
- Receptor modeling and aerometric data analysis;
- Training programs for regulatory/industry modeling staff; and
- Custom design / installation of environmental modeling computer systems.
- Emissions
- Meteorological
- Photochemical
- Training
- IT Services
Emissions Inventory Modeling
The emissions inventory group at Alpine Geophysics provides state of science emissions modeling for air quality studies. Alpine Geophysics staff have demonstrated experience in all of the current emission modeling systems, including SMOKE, CONCEPT, EMS and EPS. Experiences include urban scale modeling in over a dozen US cities and regional scale modeling throughout the US, as well as portions of Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia and Asia. Emission inventory projects, for both industry and governmental agencies have included inventory development and control strategy implementation for stationary point, stationary ara, non-road mobile source, on-road motor vehicle, and biogenic emission sources.
Meteorological Modeling
The meteorological modeling group at Alpine Geophysics specializes in the applicaton of numerical models for air quality studies. Alpine Geophysics staff have experience with meteorological models ranging from fairly simplistic objective analysis models to current state of science prognostic models like WRF, RAMS and MM5. Alpine Geophysics breadth of experience allows the proper model to be chosen for each specific application.
Photochemical Modeling
Alpine Geophysics staff has direct, hands-on experience in the use of all of the photochemical models identified by the EPA in it's recent 8-hr modeling guidance as well as a number of emerging PM2.5 grid-based models. The breadth of experience of Alpine Geophysics staff in applications with the full range of contemporary photochemical models underscores the firm's competence and proficiency in regulatory applications of state-of-science models. Alpine Geophysics is not invested in any particular air quality model, and has demonstrated proficiency in applying all of the meteorological and ozone models identified in the EPA's 8-hr guidance. Thus, we are able to select an appropriate combination of current state-of-science emissions (SMOKE, CONCEPT), meteorological (WRF, MM5), and air quality models (CAMx, MAQSIP, CMAQ, URM, UAMV) for use in a given application.
Training Services
A major emphasis at Alpine Geophysics is in providing training in the use of contemporary emissions, meteorological and photochemical models. Alpine Geophysics has been actively involved in providing training programs to more than 30 state regulatory agencies, industrial organizations, and environmental consulting firms. In the past eight years, Alpine Geophysics staff have given more than three dozen training seminars and multi-day workshops on the useof models such as the EMS-95, UAM-V, CAMx, CMAQ, and the MM5. A mature set of course notes has been developed to accompany the various training modules and many include hands-on computer exercises with sophisticated models using realistic, applications-oriented examples.
IT Services
Alpine Geophysics provides consulting services in the study, design, development, application, implementation, support and management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware used in environmental modeling systems. Alpine Geophysics staff will work with you to design a company specific platform necessary to meet the needs of your business practices.