Instructor: Dr. Ian G. McKendry (Geog 210)
Phone: (604)-822-4929
Email: ian@geog.ubc.ca
Office hours:  TBA
Lectures: MWF 10-11am

Text Books:

Air pollution Meteorology texts are reasonably expensive and any one text doesn't really capture the flavour I would like to bring to this course.  I therefore propose to provide materials online and on reserve in the Geographic Information Centre (GIC).

        1. Basic texts  on reserve will be:

           a.  Boubel, R.W., Fox, D.L., Bruce Turner, D. and Stern, A.C., 1994.  Fundamentals of air pollution.  Academic Press.
           b.  Pal Arya, S., 1999.  Air pollution meterology and dispersion.  Oxford University Press. (in main library)
           c.  Stull (Chapter )
           d.  Oke Boundary Layer Climates (Chapter )
           e.  Bates and Caton (eds): A Citizens Guide to Air Pollution

        2. You may also find these other texts useful as optional supplementary reading:
         
           a.  Dobbins, R.A., 1979.  Atmospheric motion and air pollution.  Environmental science and technology.  John Wiley & Sons.
           b.  Elsom, D., 1987.  Atmospheric pollution.
           c.  Lyons,  T. and Scott, B.,  1990.  Principles of air pollution meteorology.  CRC Press.
           d.  Turco, R.P., 1997.  Earth under siege: from air pollution to global change.  Oxford University Press.
           e.  Seinfeld, J.H., 1986.  Atmospheric chemistry and physics of air pollution.  John Wiley & Sons.

        3. Journal literature:  there is rich journal literature dealing with the air quality of the Lower Fraser Valley as well as other topics (e.g. long range transport).  I have provided two extended bibliographies on these topics and encourage you to delve into this literature. 

         Lower Fraser Valley
         Long Range Transport

Course Overview: see class handout - below is still under construction

Week	Date start of week	Topic	Reading	Assignments	Guests
1	Jan 4	Introduction, Overview, History of Air Pollution, Sources/scales etc	Bates & Caton Oke	Assignment 1: LFV Data (units, variations, etc) - Due Feb 8
2	Jan 9	Health impacts Preparing for assignment (Excel tricks)	Bates & Caton Oke
3	Jan 16	Boundary Layer Processes/Dispersion	McKendry, Stull
4	Jan 23	Mesoscale Processes and Complex terrain	McKendry, Stull
5	Jan 30	Synoptic Meteorology	McKendry	Assignment 2: Hysplit trajectories- hypothetical release Due March 9
6	Feb 6	Hemispheric scale transport	McKendry	Quiz 1: Feb 13
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7	Feb 13	Modelling - Gaussian Plume Modelling	McKendry
8	Feb 20	MIDTERM BREAK	McKendry/Fisher/ Godfrey	Assignment 3: Screen 3 Due April 4
9	Feb 27	Gaussian Plume Modelling	McKendry/Fisher/ Godfrey
10	March 5	Airshed Modelling Measurement Techniques and Networks	Boubel (Ch28-31)	Project - Sumas - set groups
11	March 12	Particulate Matter - Properties+ research Indoor air Pollution	My notes Website	Project - Sumas Quiz 2: March 22
12	March 191	Project Presentation/Hearing on Sumas 2
13 14	Mar 26 April 2	Presentations and windup

Course Evaluation:

Evaluation	Percent
Two Term Quizzes	35  (17.5 each)
Assignments	45 (15% x 3)
Final term Project	20
Total	100%