US EPA. Office of Research and Development. Global Change Research Program.
http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=181744
[Background] The EPA Global Change Research Program air quality research and assessment program is analyzing the complex role of global change processes in US air quality in two phases. The major effort undertaken in Phase 1 included the development of modeling tools that: 1) incorporate the physical and chemical links between global- and regional-scale meteorological processes to project future regional air quality, and; 2) account for changes in energy and transportation technologies in future air quality-related emissions. The regional air quality modeling results from this first effort, focusing primarily on the sensitivity of air quality to changing climate, are the subject of the 2007 GCAQ Interim assessment report. Phase 2 of this effort is focused upon the incorporation of possible national and regional population; land use, energy production and transportation technology scenarios with global climate scenarios with to produce integrated projections of the effects of global change on US air quality.
The ultimate goal of the EPA GCRP air quality research and assessment effort is to provide air quality managers with the scientific information and tools to evaluate the implications of global change for their programs – and enhance their ability to adapt to global change, if needed.
This draft document is provided for public viewing and comment. Public comments received on the draft assessment within the external review period (45 days from July 10) will be provided to the peer reviewers prior to the meeting for their consideration. Any comments not received within the requested time period will be considered by EPA in their revisions.
Filed under: Energy and Climate, Human Health, Transportation and Urban Land | Tagged: Air Quality, Climate Change, Public Health
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