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Integration of CMAQ into the Western Macedonia environmental management system

Integration of CMAQ into the Western Macedonia environmental management system. A. Sfetsos 1,2 , J. Bartzis 2 1 Environmental Research Laboratory, NCSR Demokritos 2 Environmental Technology Laboratory, University of Western Macedonia, ts@ipta.demokritos.gr.

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Integration of CMAQ into the Western Macedonia environmental management system

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  1. Integration of CMAQ into the Western Macedonia environmental management system A. Sfetsos1,2 , J. Bartzis2 1 Environmental Research Laboratory, NCSR Demokritos 2 Environmental Technology Laboratory, University of Western Macedonia, ts@ipta.demokritos.gr

  2. Industrial Activity in Western Macedonia • The greater lignite basin of the region is the major power supplier for Greece and FYROM. • 65% of the electrical energy needs in Greece and 70% of FYROM are produced in the coal fired power plants in the region. • The effect on air quality and regional climate of such an intensive anthropogenic activity needs to be systematically evaluated.

  3. Environmental Concerns in Western Macedonia • PM10 exceedances are observed for the daily limit of 50μg/m3 inside the basin under certain meteorological conditions. • Accumulation of emissions from sources in the vicinity (traffic emissions, fugitive dust, biogenic emissions). The relative influence of which is still very much unresolved. • Power generation activities (plants and mines) is the most likely source at neighbouring sites. Also long range transport of pollutants from the lignite power station operating close to the border with FYROM has been suggested.

  4. Environmental information management in support of DSS • Integrated GIS based system consisting of: • Geographical and population data • Detailed pollution sources registry • Depicting current conditions in real time • Detailed weather and air quality forecasting • Dedicated web site http://airquality.uowm.gr

  5. Emissions Inventory • Compile a highly detailed and reliable emissions inventory • Registry of emissions on the highest spatial resolution (sub-municipal level, ~11 km2), coupled with state-of-the-art emissions factors. • Special emphasis on the most influential pollution sources. • Power plants and mining activities • Traffic • Fugitive dust • Biogenic (Forests) • Use the UNC Sparse Matrix Operator Kernel Emissions (SMOKE) modeling tool. • Daily estimate of emissions based on the prevailing meteorology conditions

  6. Annual NOx and CO emission inventories

  7. Weather and Air Quality Forecasts • PSU/NCAR Mesoscale Model (MM5) • version 3.7.2 • GFS initial conditions • 23 vertical layers • Community Multi-scale Air Quality Modeling System (CMAQ) • version 4.4 • CB4 chemical mechanism • Collapsing to 14 vertical layers • Forecasts for 48 hours

  8. Real time operational system

  9. Working Domains Resolution / cell size D1: 38*38 cells / 54 km D2: 36*36 cells / 18 km D3: 54*54 cells / 6 km D4: 72*72 cells / 2 km

  10. UoWM – PPC environmental management system • Innovative environmental management system aiming to • Continuously monitor and forecast air quality in the Amyntaio – Florina – Ptolemaida – Kozani basin. • Provide daily operational support for the operation of thermal power plants / mining activities based on environmental criteria. • Analyse decisions regarding the best available abatement techniques in both real time and longer horizons.

  11. GIS based information Emission sources Hourly Emission Inventory Meteorological predictions Real time data Atmospheric Pollution Prediction Alternative scenarios examination Suggestions on station operation UoWM – PPC environmental management system

  12. Current status - problems • Fine tuning of emissions inventory • Many processes require customized solutions (e.g. mines - heating) • Monitoring Data Availability • Sparse network • Currently “refurbishing” monitoring network • Quality assuring of existing data

  13. Examples • Selected case studies with different meteorology • Only point sources included • Power plants in Western Macedonia and FYROM • Constant IC/BC • Matlab post-processing routines

  14. Case study 1: 2nd January 2006 • S-SW winds

  15. Case study 1: 2nd January 2006 • PM 10 snapshots – lowest vertical layer

  16. Case study 2: 22nd January 2006 • N winds • Near zero temperatures

  17. Case study 2: 22nd January 2006 • SO2 snapshots – lowest vertical layer

  18. Case study 2: 22nd January 2006 • PM10 snapshots – lowest vertical layer

  19. Conclusions • Currently under development is an environmental management system that • Continuously monitors and forecasts air quality • Provides daily operational support for the operation of thermal power plants / mining • Analyses decisions regarding BAT in real time and longer horizons

  20. Further Research Activities • Development of risk assessment models. • Utilization of models for emergency management and policy making approaches. • Natural emissions contribution to PM and ozone formation • Integration of GHG chemistry into meso-scale SMOKE – CMAQ and coupling with Radiative Forcing and Regional Climate Models

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