1. Dissemination of Haze Data, Data Products and Information
Bret Schichtel, Rodger Ames, Shawn McClure and Doug Fox

2. Road Map The current state of VIEWS
Website
Integrated haze database contents
Annual data summary
VIEWS database architecture and the new data query wizard
Plans for the next 8 months and Discussions

3. VIEWS Purpose
National air quality data integration, analysis and delivery system supporting the better understanding and analysis of haze and the implementation of the Regional Haze Regulation
Provide ready access to data* from multiple networks; derived data products; and data analysis and display tools to all RPOs and the public.
*ambient air quality, meteorological, summary emissions data
Promote the use of quality-controlled, well-documented, high quality data and data products.
Enhance the technical knowledge, skills and resources of data users.
Reduce costs, increase efficiency and minimize conflicting data analysis results that would be associated with multiple separately developed systems.

4. Needs and Objectives
Migrate the WRAP ambient monitoring online database website to the VIEWS website. – Came on-line in September
Expand the online integrated database by adding data from monitoring networks throughout the United States.
Existing networks have been expanded
Addition of new networks in progress: First batch end of Dec
Prepare the annual data summary of the IMPROVE and IMPROVE protocol data. - Version 1: end of December
Enhance and add new data access and analysis tools
New data query tool: end of December

5. Visibility Information Exchange Web System

6. Datasets Identified to be in VIEWS
Note: available - when the new query tool comes on-line – end of December

7. Datasets Identified to be in VIEWS

8. Integrated Database Contents
Selected subset of available data
Subset of metadata – loosely follows NARSTO/EPA supersite metadata standard
Monitoring site information
Parameters
Method of collection and analysis
Type of instrument – IMPROVE, FRM, Nephelometer
Filter analysis – PIXE, XRF, IC
Ambient vs STP
Frequency and duration
Status and quality control flags
Include just enough metadata to enable users to make informed decision on data use, e.g. merge with other data networks; compare to models.

9. Data Access and Analysis Tools
Network and monitoring site metadata
Graphical products
Ad-hoc queries to online integrated database based on location, parameter and time
Database included all calculated composite aerosol components and associated light scattering and extinction
Data filtering and aggregation is coming
Raw and summary data ASCII files
Air Quality Data
IMPROVE data
CASTNet
AIRS data (NAAQS)
Special studies
PM Supersites
State (non AIRES) data
NADP
Satellite data
Model results

10. VIEWS Ambient Annual Data Summary
An on-line report containing routine and novel data analyses of IMPROVE aerosol data.
The data, graphics and descriptions will be made available over the web enabling users to search and browser them.
A primary use of these results is to allow people to easily download subsets of the results to produce their own data analysis report.
Future summaries will evolve with new analyses and distribution tools based upon user feedback and needs.

11. Annual Data Analysis Summary Content
Contour maps of the major aerosol composite species for the best and worst 20% and average visibility days.
Aerosol and light extinction budgets for the best and worst 20% and average visibility days.
Monthly bar charts
Seasonal and annual pie charts
Composition of the individual best and worst 20% visibility days for each site
Aerosol and light extinction trends
Airmass histories (back trajectories)
Each analysis will be accompanied by a description and the calculation algorithms.
(Over 10,000 plots per year excluding back trajectories)
First report for 2001
See scope of work for detailed description (available from the website)

12. Annual Summary’s Evolving Purpose
Browse and retrieve high quality derived and aggregated data products
Create, archive and database graphical products
Display pre-generated graphics in a browser and searching / report generating tools
Explore aggregated data – ability to inter-compare data and examine daily data.
Database aggregated data values
Dynamically derive aggregated data from raw data
Explore data by generating graphics on the fly based upon user selected options

13. Current Product Inventory
Category
Available
Planned
Contour Maps
Annual aerosol light extinction, dv, and major aerosol components
Annual and seasonal means, Annual best and worst 20% days
High quality images
Absolute and relative values
Budgets
Best and worst 20% composition pie charts. Ability to select sort variable
Annual and seasonal bar charts
Budgets for best and worst 20% bext days
Pie charts for the individual site/date pairs
Annual time series of daily bar charts
Trends
Long-term annual and 5-year rolling averages for major parameters
Time Trends Arrow maps
Back Trajectories
ATAD trajectories at all IMPROVE sites. All days available. Timeline selection highlights best and worst days based on three sort variables
HYSPLIT/Monte Carlo generated trajectories for best and worst 20% days
All data products are available from Only 2000 products were initially planned.
Extra component not specified in Scope of Work

14. What’s Next (8 Months) - Website and Dbase
Website – basic maintenance and minor modifications
Integrated Database Maintenance and Enhancements
Solidify database architecture
Further develop data ingestion tools
Enhance and add to the quality assurance tools
Make hand free
Update existing network’s data
Homogenize metadata

15. What’s Next (8 Months) – New Datasets
Datasets to be added
IMPROVE and State Agency nephelometer data
BRAVO aerosol data
Datasets we are considering if the stars line up
NPS Gaseous species
AIRS PM10 data – (need to establish a direct link to AIRS)
RPO special study data?
GAViM – Speciated aerosol data at 4 southeastern Canadian sites (similar to IMPROVE data)

16. What’s Next (8 Months) - Tools
Data query tool (Version 2 - end of Dec.)
New output formats
Enhance site filters/selection/display
Help file
Submit custom SQL statements

17. What’s Next (8 Months) - Tools
Annual Data Summary (Version 1 - end of Dec.)
Add links to tables of data -January
Improve the graphics
Add seasonal and daily aerosol and bext composition bar charts
Add descriptions of figures and aggregation algorithms
Integrate views, e.g. composition should display contour maps and back trajectories.
Help file
Metadata browser
Migrate to “.Net”
Enhance browsing e.g. site selection/filtering
Merge ASCII data file retrieval and metadata browser

18. What’s Next (8 Months) - Other
OLAP - Excel Pivot Tables will probably not be developed. The effort is going into the online aggregated data explorer
Incorporate CAPITA’s DVoy trajectory and residence time browser ??
Changes based upon Steering committee feedback
Losing Rodger for 2 months