Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center Feb 12 th, 2014

I Background II Introduction of AirNow-I system III Air quality information release in Shanghai IV Future prospect

AIRNow-I Cooperation On April 17, 2008, Mr. Zhang Quan, Director of Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau (SEPB), and Ms. Elizabeth Craig, EPA’s Assistant Administrator, signed an official cooperative agreement to develop AIRNow-International (AIRNow-I)’s pilot in Shanghai.

Since 2008, U.S. and Chinese scientists and experts have collaborated to build AIRNow-I core infrastructure. 50 conference call,900 messages,80 days of training,800 person-day of development time AIRNow-I Cooperation

AirNow-I in Shanghai Based on AirNow system leverage to establish AirNow-I Integrate multi-systems into a comprehensive one An open, extendable system

I Background II Introduction of AirNow-I system III Air quality information release in Shanghai IV Future prospect

Framework of AirNow-I DMS Ingest/import data QC automatically QC manually Calculate data Generate reports IMS Mapper Dispatcher Info services Meteorological info download Numerical forecasting interface Daily report operation platform Information release system Ensemble Model System Air quality forecasting subsystem Data import and integration subsystem Daily report operation and publishing subsystem

Fuction of AirNow-I Data Process Manual/Automatic Monitoring QA/QC Mapping (Concentration Distribution) Meteorological Data Download Forecasting Aiding Tools Daily Report Air Quality Forecasting Information Release AIRNow-Shanghai AIRNow-I 2010 Shanghai Expo YRD Regional Cooperation Air Quality Real-time Notification

9 AIRNow-I – DMS Data Management System (DMS)  Ingest/import data  QC automatically  QC manually  Generate reports

Information Management System (IMS)  Convert data to products  Create maps  Create files AIRNow-I – IMS

IMS products Shanghai YRD China

Data Quality Control on the Map

Meteorological Data Download  More than 100 kinds of meteorological information  Automatic downloading

Forecast Products

I Background II Introduction of AirNow-I system III Air quality information release in Shanghai IV Future prospect

History of air quality info release in SH 2011 API Forecast by period 2012 AQI Real-time Release 2013 AQI Forecast by period Beginning Development Milestone Transition 2005 Weekly Estimated Forecast District-scale Daily Report hour Forecast Heavy Pollution Nowcasting 2010 Real-time Information Release 1997 Air Quality Weekly Report 1998 Air Quality Daily Report hour Forecast

EXPO air quality website  Air Quality in Expo Park Daily Report of Expo Hourly Air Quality Information Release  Air Quality of Shanghai Daily Report in Shanghai Forecasting Divided by District Concentration Distribution Map of Particulates  Air Quality in YRD Daily Report in YRD

Hourly air quality information

YRD data platform  3 Provinces  9 Cities  8 Pollutants  54 Stations

Hourly air quality map of YRD

Public approach Weibo Real-time Website Government Website Cell Phone iPhone Android Radio TV Air quality data system Update every hour Update four times every day Update twice every day in prime time of morning and evening

Real-time Website

Mobile phone software

I Background II Introduction of AirNow-I system III Air quality information release in Shanghai IV Future prospect

More Air Quality Data  Add new PM 2.5 monitoring stations in Suburban Areas  District-scale air quality information release

Improve air quality forecasting info release

Regional air quality forecasting system in YRD United Heavy Pollution Alarm Combined Monitoring and Assessment Data Transfer Regional Air Quality Forecasting System in Yangtze River Delta Region Combined Air Quality Forecasting System SHANGHAIJIANGSUZHEJIANG Visual Aids in Discussion Team Building Operational Forecast Monitoring Data Forecasting Products AQI O3O3 PM 2.5 Visibility Super -station Combined Emission Inventory United Forecasting Models

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