Proceedings
of the
Workshop on Effective
Emergency Response

Selecting a Suitable Dispersion Model for a Given Application

December 5-6, 2001
Crystal City, Virginia

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INTRODUCTION

      

Welcome Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research

Set the Stage Col Judson E. Stailey, USAF, Assistant Federal Coordinator for Air Force and Army Meteorological Affairs, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research


PANEL DISCUSSION

Panel 1: Selection of Screening Categories for Models

Moderator: Mr. Bruce Hicks, Director, Air Resources Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Selection of Screening Categories for Models: Model Uncertainty
Mr. John S. Irwin, NOAA Meteorologist, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Modeling Group

Selection of Screening Categories for Models: DOD Perspective
Captain Frank Garcia, USN, Acting Director, Information Systems, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Science & Technology)

Selection of Screening Categories for Models: FEMA Perspective
Mr. Paul Bryant, Insurance and Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Selection of Screening Categories for Models: DOE Perspective
Dr. Jim Ellis, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Department of Energy

Selection of Screening Categories for Models: NRC Perspective
Dr. Stephen McGuire, Incident Response Operations, Nuclear Regulatory Commission


BREAKOUT SESSION

Session: Development of Standard Criteria within the Screening Categories

Group 1: Planning
Co-Chairs:
Mr. John S. Irwin, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Modeling Group
Dr. Darryl Randerson, Director, Special Operations and Research Division, NOAA/Air Resources Laboratory

Group 2: Response
Co-Chairs:
Dr. Walter Bach, Army Research Office
Mr. Paul Bryant, Insurance and Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Group 3: Recovery
Co-Chairs:
Mr. James Fairobent, Office of Emergency Management, Department of Energy
Ms. Jocelyn Mitchell, Office of Research, Nuclear Regulatory Commission


PANEL DISCUSSION

Panel 2: Evaluation of Models

Moderator: Dr. David Rogers, Director, Office of Weather and Air Quality, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

Department of Defense Lieutenant Colonel Jerry A. Glasow, USA Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological Defense

Department of Energy Dr. Jim Ellis, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Department of Energy

Environmental Protection Agency Mr. John S. Irwin, NOAA Meteorologist, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Modeling Group


WRAP-UP

Summary and Next Steps Col Judson E. Stailey, USAF, Assistant Federal Coordinator for Air Force and Army Meteorological Affairs, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research

Closing Remarks Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator for Meteorology


APPENDICES

APPENDIX A AGENDA

APPENDIX B ATTENDEES

APPENDIX C PRESENTATIONS