PM2.5ModelPerformanceLessonsLearnedandRecomme.ppt

PM2.5 Model Performance: Lessons Learned and Recommendations Naresh Kumar Eladio Knipping EPRI February 11, 2004 Acknowledgements Atmospheric Environmental Research, Inc. (AER) Betty Pun, Krish Vijayaraghavan and Christian Seigneur Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Elizabeth Bailey, Larry Gautney, Qi Mao and others University of California, Riverside Zion Wang, Chao-Jung Chien and Gail Tonnesen Overview Model Performance Issues Need for Performance Guidelines/Benchmarking Review of Statistics Summary Model Performance Issues Evaluation of Modeling Systems Local vs. Regional Evaluati