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Group Announcement
The Air Quality Research group at TAMUK comprises
of eighteen graduate students, four undergraduate
students. There are several areas of air quality
research currently underway in the Department
of Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M
University - Kingsville.
Research Themes:
- Air Monitoring
The group is involved in the monitoring of
ground-level air pollutants and meteorological
parameters in South Texas. Measurements of
- Ozone
- Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx and NOy)
- Volatile Organic Compounds
- Particulate Matter (PM-10, PM-2.5, PM-1)
- Chemical Aerosols
- Carbon Monoxide
- Meteorological conditions
- Wind speed
- Wind direction
- Solar radiation
- Humidity
- Precipitation
- Boundary layer parameters
- Air Quality Modeling
The Air Quality Modeling and Forecasting
projects include:
- MM5 Modeling
- EPS2 Modeling
- CAMx Modeling
- Neural Network
- Emissions Inventorying
- Environmental Management Information
Systems
The Environmental Management Information
Systems projects undertaken include:
- Aerosol Characterization
- Hydrocarbon Analysis
- Data Analysis
Data analysis projects include:
- Kolmogorov-Zurbenko Filtering Technique
- Air Trajectory Analysis
- Trend Analysis
- Chemical Mass Balance
- Stochastic Process Analysis
- Meteorological Analysis
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