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International Workshop on Air Quality Forecasting Research: Brad Pierce attended the 3rd Annual International Workshop on Air Quality Forecasting Research (IWAQFR, http://www.arl.noaa.gov/IWAQFR_home.php) on November 29 - December 1, 2011 in Potomac, MD. This year’s plenary session focused on international forecasting perspectives and included presentations from operational air quality forecasting agencies from Europe, Mexico, China, Australia, Canada, and the US.  Pierce gave a presentation during the Data Assimilation Theme session entitled “Nested Global and Regional aerosol and ozone assimilation and forecasting experiments during the NOAA CalNex field mission”, which summarized global-to-regional aerosol and ozone assimilation studies using the Real-time Air Quality Modeling System (RAQMS) coupled to a developmental version of the National Air Quality Forecasting Capability (NAQFC) North American Model – Community Multi-scale Air Quality (NAM-CMAQ) and the Weather Research and Forecasting – Chemistry (WRF-CHEM) forecast model. IWAQFR is sponsored by NOAA, Environment Canada, and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It focuses on improving operational air quality forecasts, promoting collaborations among air quality forecasting researchers and practitioners, and nurturing an international air quality forecasting community. (R.B. Pierce, E/RA2, 608-890-1892, brad.pierce@noaa.gov)

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Figure caption: The goal of the International Workshop on Air Quality Forecasting Research (IWAQFR) is to provide a venue for the discussion of science issues and advancements related to air quality forecasting.

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Figure caption: Image of GOES-11 (top panel) and GOES-15 (lower panel). The improved spatial resolution for the mid-level water vapor band is evident. Both images are from 21 UTC on 1 December 2011.

Arctic Report Card 2011 is Available: The NOAA Arctic Report Card for 2011 is now available at http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/. Jeff Key and Yinghui Liu (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, CIMSS) contributed to the "Temperature and Clouds" section. The Arctic Report Card provides clear, reliable and concise environmental information on the current state of the Arctic relative to historical time records. It is intended for a wide audience, including scientists, teachers, students, decision-makers and the general public. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jkey@ssec.wisc.edu; Y. Liu, CIMSS, 608-265-8620)

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