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From page 16...
... co  PV ov pl th pl ac ve gr vo th T ar ca po ov co Based up AERMOD the highes 4.0 Mod As a mea current predicting measured assessed a 4.1 Case‐ For this a three airpo    These air three imp large com sufficient concentra airport em Furthermo developed layout an periods fo nservatively MRM  ‐ Th erestimate th umes by ove e manner in ume volume count for the rtical disper ound for low lume of the e conversion he PVMRM ea sources us lculating the rtion of the erestimate th nversion of N on the outco software w t potential fo eled vs. Me ns of better EDMS/AEDT NO2 valu NO2 data at nd compared Study Airpo nalysis, mon rts were eva Los Angel Adelaide ( Montreal Internation ports were ortant criteri mercial serv enough t tions and rati ission sourc re, and in the and utilized d monitor lo r the study. high results.
From page 17...
... 17  Table 5.  Air Monitoring Time Periods  Airport  Purpose  Timeframe  Time  Period  Resolution  Adelaide International (ADL) Permanent station July 1, 2011 - May 31, 2012 1 Year Hourly Los Angeles International (LAX)
From page 18...
...  Sc ra gr  R de an  M ex m  M co de Presented summariz 4.3.1 Q‐Q The Q-Q against ea ADL: As s concentra high conc atterplots  (U tio concentra aph. HC  - The RH termined fro d predicted v ean Squared amine the p onitored valu aximum Val mpare the termining if below in ed above:  Plots  plot is a gra ch other.
From page 19...
... LAX AQSA concentra and at hig over-pred LAX AQSA NO2 conc concentra S – CE: At lo tions, the met h concentrati ict.  S – CS: The m entrations thr tions levels.  w NO2 monit hods tend to ons, the meth ethods tend oughout all m ored under-predic ods tend to to over-pred onitored 19  t, LAX AQ concent predict concent have a f high co predict. models ict LAX SPA the met concent SAS – CN: At rations, the m and then beg rations.
From page 20...
... YUL: At lo they tend 4.3.2 Sca For this an time mon model con under-pre presented ADL: A la amount of and PVM 1:1 line, in w monitored to over-predi tter Plots (P alysis, mode itored ratios. version meth dictions occu and briefly d rge range of scatter is als RM w/ varia dicating that concentratio ct.  aired in Tim led NO2/NO A 1:1 (x = od over- or r below.
From page 21...
... LAX AQSA issues in m tightly clu (ARM2, O ARM2 is conservat monitored LAX AQSA 6.35 (note excluded indicates t and is less S‐ CE Season onitored da stered within LM, OLM w generally be ive than oth /low modele S ‐ CN Seaso : modeled va on this plot)
From page 22...
... 4.3.3 Sca Modeled plotted an they plot m ADL:  At concentra concentra similar stu of the NO 4 RTP En Modeli http://w tter Plots (U and monitore d described b onitored da lower NOx tions best, an tions the best dies.4 At hig 2/NOx Ratio. vironmental Ass ng: Developmen ww.epa.gov/scr npaired in  d NO2/NOx r elow.
From page 23...
...  LAX AQSA the monit to fit the m highest es LAX  AQSA generally ARM2 m PVMRM LAX SPAS closely al method se w/ variabl S – CE: At lo ored concentr onitored co timate of the S  –  CN:  At match the m ethod seems w/ variable is : At lower N igned with th ems to fit the e is the highe wer NOx co ations best, a ncentrations NO2/NOx Ra lower NOx onitored co to fit the mo the highest Ox concentra e monitored c monitored c st estimate o ncentrations, nd at mid-to best. At high tio.  concentratio ncentrations nitored conc estimate of th tions, the PV oncentration oncentration f the NO2/NO 23  the results fr -higher NOx er NOx conc ns, the PVM best, and at entrations the e NO2/NOx R MRM w/ va s, and at mid s the best.
From page 24...
... YUL: At l most clos ARM2 m PVMRM 4.3.4  RH As shown concentra ratios whe when com M Full C A OLM w PV PVMRM Monit 4.3.5 Me The mean MSE, the values for The result associated ower NOx co ely aligned w ethod seems w/variable pr C in Table 6 b tion when co n compared pared to the ethod onversion  RM2  OLM  /Variable  MRM   w/Variable  ored (NO2)   an Squared squared erro closer the m ADL is show s indicate tha with the AR ncentrations ith the moni to fit the mo oduces the h elow, the RH mpared to m to monitored monitored rat Table 6. RHC X(N)
From page 25...
... 25  methods. The PVMRM and OLM methods' MSE values are likely very sensitive to the input NO2/NOx emission ratios.

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