Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Air Quality & Emissions Control 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
  • C1CPUFF Modeling
  • AERMOD Modeling
  • Recepptor Modeling
  • VNMIX Modeling
  • PMF Modeling
  • CMB Modeling

Emissions Inventorying

Environmental Management Information Systems

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>

This page was last updated on: February 11, 2011