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US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Air Quality Forecasts and Ozone Maps (AIRnow)
Entry ID: EPA_AIRNOW

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Summary

Abstract: The United States Environmental Protection Agency's Airnow web site is a
comprehensive source for air quality related information. The EPA calculates
the air quality index (AQI) for five major air pollutants regulated by the
Clean Air Act: ground-level ozone, particle pollution (also known as
particulate matter), carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and ...

Description: The map shows NOAA's National Weather Service Air Quality Forecast Guidance as
1-hr and 8-hr ozone concentration (in parts per billion or ppb) averages for
the Northeast US, updated twice daily.

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Description: AIRNOW website

Service Citation

Originators: US Environmental Protection Agency
Title: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Air Quality Forecasts and Ozone Maps (AIRnow)
Provider: EPA
URL: http://www.epa.gov/airnow/

Service Keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORIES >WEATHER/CLIMATE ADVISORIES >AIR QUALITY

MODELS >SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS

MODELS >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY MODELS

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE >AEROSOLS >AEROSOL EXTINCTION

ATMOSPHERE >AEROSOLS >AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH

Project

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program

Ancillary Keywords

Particle Pollution
Indoor Air

Service Provider

EPA/OAR/OAQPS > Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Service Organization URL: http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: AIRNOW Phone: (919) 541-0242 Email: AIRNOW at epa.gov. Contact Address: U.S. EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) Information Transfer Group Mail Code E143-03 City: Research Triangle Park Province or State: NC Postal Code: 27711 Country: USA

Distribution Media

Distribution_Media: Online (HTTP)
Fees: No Fee

Personnel

SCOTT A. RITZ
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: 301-614-5126
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Scott.A.Ritz at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: Maryland
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date:
SERF Last Revision Date: 2010-08-13

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