Air Pollution: From Local to Global

Scientific Understanding, Management, Computer Modelling and Forecasting

13 - 15 May 2014, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, UK

Presented by:
Paolo Zannetti, The EnviroComp Institute, USA
Dr Luca Delle Monache, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
Dr Frank Freedman, The EnviroComp Institute, USA

Organised by: Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

 Course Programme

13 May 2014

  • Introduction to Air Pollution Issues
  • Scientific Understanding of Air Pollution Phenomena
  • Air Quality Management in the US and in Europe
  • Health Risks and Other Adverse Effects of Air Pollution

 

14 May 2014

  • Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • Air Quality Modelling and Software
  • Air Quality Forecasting and Data Assimilation
  • Examples of Probabilistic Air Quality Predictions

 

15 May 2014

  • Practical Exercises
  • Case Studies
  • Global Issues and Climate Change
  • Computer Modelling of Global Air Pollution Effects