Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center Feb 12 th , 2014

Shanghai Environmental Monitoring

Center

Feb 12th, 2014

I Background

II Introduction of AirNow-I

system

III Air quality information

release in Shanghai

IV Future prospect

AIRNow-I CooperationAIRNow-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 email messages,80 days of

training,800 person-day of development time

AIRNow-I CooperationAIRNow-I Cooperation

AirNow-I in ShanghaiAirNow-I in Shanghai

I Background

II Introduction of AirNow-I

system

III Air quality information

release in Shanghai

IV Future prospect

Framework of AirNow-IFramework of AirNow-I

DMSIngest/import dataQC automaticallyQC manuallyCalculate dataGenerate reports

SEMC_DMSSEMC_IMS

SEMC_DMC

IMSMapperDispatcherInfo services

Meteorological info

download

Numerical forecasting interface

Daily report operation platform

Information release system

CSV

Ensemble Model System

Air quality forecasting subsystem

Data import and integration subsystem

Daily report operation and publishing subsystem

Fuction of AirNow-IFuction 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 – DMSAIRNow-I – DMSData 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 – IMSAIRNow-I – IMS

IMS productsIMS products

Shanghai YRD China

Data Quality Control on the Data Quality Control on the MapMap

Meteorological Data DownloadMeteorological Data Download

More than 100 kinds of

meteorological

information

Automatic downloading

Forecast Products Forecast Products

Forecast Products 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 History of air quality info release in SHin SH

2011API Forecast by period2012AQI Real-time Release2013AQI Forecast by period

Beginning

Development

Milestone

Transition

2005• Weekly Estimated Forecast• District-scale Daily Report

2009• 48-hour Forecast• Heavy Pollution Nowcasting2010Real-time Information Release

1997• Air Quality Weekly Report1998• Air Quality Daily Report1999• 24-hour Forecast

EXPO air quality websiteEXPO 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 informationHourly air quality information

YRD data platformYRD data platform

3 Provinces

9 Cities

8 Pollutants

54 Stations

Hourly air quality map of YRDHourly air quality map of YRD

Public approachPublic approach

Weibo

Real-timeWebsite

GovernmentWebsite

Cell PhoneiPhoneAndroidRadio

TV

Air quality data system

Update every hourUpdate every hour

Update every hour

Update four times every day

Update twice every day in prime time of morning and evening

Real-time WebsiteReal-time Website

Mobile phone softwareMobile phone softwareMobile phone softwareMobile phone software

I Background

II Introduction of AirNow-I

system

III Air quality information

release in Shanghai

IV Future prospect

More Air Quality Data More Air Quality Data

Add new PM2.5 monitoring

stations in Suburban Areas

District-scale air quality

information release

Improve air quality forecasting info Improve air quality forecasting info releaserelease

Regional air quality forecasting system in Regional air quality forecasting system in YRDYRD

United Heavy Pollution AlarmUnited Heavy

Pollution Alarm

Combined Monitoring and Assessment

Combined Monitoring and Assessment

Data TransferData Transfer

Regional Air Regional Air Quality Quality

Forecasting Forecasting System in System in

Yangtze River Yangtze River Delta RegionDelta Region

Regional Air Regional Air Quality Quality

Forecasting Forecasting System in System in

Yangtze River Yangtze River Delta RegionDelta Region

Combined Air Quality Forecasting System

SHANGHAI JIANGSU ZHEJIANG

Visual Aids in Discussion

Team Building

Operational Forecast

Monitoring Data

Forecasting Products

AQI

O3

PM2.5

Visibility

Super-station

Combined Emission Inventory

United Forecasting

Models

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