SOE held the 65th Environmental Forum on Dec12.Dr. Jonathan Pleim, Chief of the Atmospheric Model Development Branch (AMDB) of USEPA, was invited to deliver an academic report named “2-way Coupled WRF-CMAQ Modeling for Hemispheric to Mesoscale to Urban Scale Air Quality Modeling”, in which he introduced the framework, mechanism and application of new WRF-CMAQ Model developed by AMDB. Prof. HaoJiming, Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, and more than 20 graduate students attended this salon.

WRF-CMAQ is a two-way coupled atmospheric dynamics-chemistry model. In order to make the model more applicableto real current situation, it includes the consideration of the impact of aerosol on shortwave, long-wave, rain and clouds and that of ozone on long-wave. Dr. Pleimis committed himself to the research of the interaction between air pollution and the weather and the climate. His work focuses on models of MM5, WRF, ADOM, RADM and CMAQ.