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Air Pollution Meteorology
"The Inside Stuff"

Dr. Ian McKendry, UBC

	Lower Fraser Valley looking East from Georgia Strait. Note Stanley Park in the foreground and Boundary Layer Depth below Ridge level.
	Another view of the Lower Fraser Valley from across the border.
	False Creek at the beginning of the 20th Century.
	Point Sources such as this are common in BC. Note the plume - what does it say about stability?

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Fantastic Links

EC air quality page    http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/aq_smog/index_e.cfm
Washington State Air Quality Forecast System          http://www.airpact.wsu.edu/
GVRD Current/realtime Air Quality         http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/aqi/
GVRD Air quality information and facts         http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/air/quality.htm
Global Aerosol Forecasting Model         htt://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/aerosol/index_shortcuts.html

Great information page from EPA http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/air.html

Air Pollution Facts from the Foundation For Clean Air Progress

It would take 20 of today's new cars to generate the same amount of air pollution as one mid-1960's model car. In another 10 years, thanks to new automotive and fuel technologies, it will take 33 cars to produce the air pollution emissions of one mid-1960s model.
One major air pollutant, lead, is nearly gone from our air. Since the mid-1970's, levels of airborne lead are down 96 percent. Despite these facts, there's still room for improvement. Everyone can help make a difference in this effort.
Reducing the use of the air conditioner in your car will continue to reduce the air pollution you create.
Added weight makes your car's engine run less efficiently, increasing air pollution.
Between 1980 and 1999, a 43 percent reduction in the three-year average number of air pollution exceedance days was observed.

http://www.cleanairprogress.org/clean-air-pollution/air-pollution-facts.asp