Description
This dataset includes CMAQ model code and a description/location of meteorological files. Portions of this dataset are inaccessible because: Non-EPA-owned by Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. They can be accessed through the following means: Contact Deanna Huff from AK DEC at deanna.huff@alaska.gov (907-465-5116). Format: Netcdf files containing CMAQ inputs (emissions, initial/boundary conditions) and outputs (> 600 GB), excel spreadsheets with emissions information and post-processing calculations.
This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Huff, D., T. Carlson, L.P. Vennam, C. Chien, K. Fahey, R. Gilliam, and N. Czarnecki. Modeling attainment in Fairbanks, Alaska for the wintertime PM2.5 24-hour non-attainment area using the CMAQ (community multi-scale air quality) model. Faraday Discuss. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 258: 234-264, (2025).
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMAQ_BLD_AK_v1.tar | GTAR | CMAQ_BLD_AK_v1.tar | Open resource |
| CMAQ_BLD_AK_v2.tar | GTAR | CMAQ_BLD_AK_v2.tar | Open resource |
| Data_dictionary_Faraday.docx | Doc | Data_dictionary_Faraday.docx | Open resource |
| EmissCtrl_Fbks_example.nml.txt | Text | EmissCtrl_Fbks_example.nml.txt | Open resource |