Combined Aerosol Trajectory Tool CATT

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Combined Aerosol Trajectory Tool CATT

• Indicates the origin of air masses for specific
  aerosol condition
• MANE-VU MRPO

Fast Aerosol Sensing Tools for Natural Event
Tracking FASTNET
Demonstration of tools and procedures for natural
event characterization NESCAUM
Tools in support of Inter-RPO Data Analysis
Workgroup CAPITA, April 2003
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Combined Aerosol Trajectory Tool (CATT)

• Example Airmass origin for high (2.5average)
  nitrate

Lo Probability
Hi Probability
Boundary Waters
Doly Sods
Lye Brook
Smoky Mtn.
Triangulation indicates nitrate source in the
corn belt
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CATT A Community Tool! Part of an Analysis
Value Chain
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Kitty Transport Pattern Browser for VIEWSDriven
by ATAD Winds Needs better 3D Winds (ETA?)
Set Conditions
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Plume Simulator (Forward, Backward)Driven by
Surface Winds Needs 3D Winds (ETA?)

• Set Conditions

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Summary

• Status
• FASTNET Data Resources and Tools are Ready for
  the FASTNETters
• First FASTNET Analyses Completed for NE Nitrate
  and TexMex Dust Events
• CATT Transport Analysis Tool is Connected to
  VIEWS Database
• Kitty Simple Transport Browser for VIEWS is
  Implemented
• Plume Simulator/Browser Implemented
• To Do
• More Current Events, Three Past Event Analysis
• Let Kitty go Wild
• Cordial Invitation for Joining in on FUN!!!

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