CAMPBELL AIR QUALITY
WORKING WITH YOU
"DRIVEN RESEARCH AND CONSULTING SERVICES IN ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING AND MEASUREMENTS."
Campbell AQ
PATRICK C. CAMPBELL, PH.D., CCM
BIO
My diverse resume includes a doctoral degree in atmospheric science, and over 10 years of experience in environmental research and consulting, gaining experience in the industry, academic, and government sectors. I have peer reviewed research experience that spans from the surface to the stratosphere, where currently I am focused on meteorological and chemical (air quality) model application and development, climate and emission projections, and land surface/flux modeling.
I am a Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM # 669) with the American Meteorological Society, and I pride myself in having a strong combination of knowledge, character, and experience when it comes to cutting-edge research and consulting services in meteorological and air quality modeling across many different applications.
I have the highest level of proficiency in the following areas:
Air quality modeling
Meteorological modeling
Land surface modeling and fluxes
Air quality and climate projections
Emissions modeling and projections
Global to regional scale applications
I am very detailed and organized, a project leader and collaborator, and have consulting experience in the following applications of meteorological and air quality modeling:
Expert reports, deposition, and witness testimony for legal cases
Expert review, critique, and reports on air quality permits for new source reviews (NSR)
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EVENTS AND TESTIMONIALS
Dr. Pamela Ellis
Executive Director
Books Motivate Foundation, Inc.
On behalf of the Advisory Board of Books Motivate Foundation, and our guests, we extend our sincere gratitude for your climate presentation, Tipping Points in the Climate System. Your exemplary level of dedication to high standards of excellence in research, teaching, and community service during the 2019 National Climate Outreach Program, Breakfast of Champions event held on August 31, 2019, in Washington, D.C. was very much appreciated by all in attendance. We certainly hope to have opportunity to work more with you in the future with regard to our mutual climate crisis concerns.
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CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS
PRODUCTS
Research and Development of Operational Products
THE ADVANCED NATIONAL AIR QUALITY FORECAST CAPABILITY (NAQFC)
NOAA Upgrades Key Air Quality Prediction Model
NOAA’s Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) has delivered significant updates to the Air Quality Model that NOAA’s National Weather Service uses to deliver air quality forecast guidance. NOAA’s partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issues daily air quality forecast guidance as part of a National Air Quality Forecasting Capability. These forecasts include information such as the levels of ozone (O3), smoke, dust and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air we breathe.
As of July 20, 2021 there is an improved time range of air quality forecasts; NOAA’s air quality forecast guidance now extends from 48 hours out to 72 hours. These forecasts offer essential information that limits the public’s exposure to poor air quality and its harmful health effects. Extending the forecast capability to 72 hours assists local forecasters with planning for weekend and multiday event air quality alerts. See full story here.
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
Headlining research published in peer reviewed journals
Pronounced increases in nitrogen emissions and deposition due to the historic 2020 wildfires in the western U.S.
• The 2020 “gigafires” contributed up to 83% of the total nitrogen emissions in the western U.S.
• The 2020 fire emissions led to a 78% increase in annual average nitrogen deposition in California.
• The average nitrogen deposition increases to California’s forests are 6-12 times the critical load.
Recent peer reviewed articles
RESEARCH PROJECTS
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF AN ADVANCED NATIONAL AIR QUALITY FORECASTING CAPABILITY USING THE NOAA GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM VERSION 16
Geosci. Model Dev., April 2022
NOAA's National Air Quality Forecast Capability (NAQFC) continues to protect Americans from the harmful effects of air pollution, while saving billions of dollars per year. Here we describe and evaluate the development of the most advanced version of the NAQFC to date, which became operational at NOAA on 20 July 2021. The new NAQFC is based on a coupling of NOAA's operational Global Forecast System (GFS) version 16 with the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model version 5.3.1.
IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ON OZONE POLLUTION IN THE U.S.
Atmospheric Environment, November 2021
• Observations and chemical transport modeling are used to quantify COVID-19 lockdown impacts on ozone pollution in the U.S.
• Widespread emissions decreases lead to widespread ozone decreases in rural regions, but local increases in urban regions.
• There is considerable spatiotemporal variability for the 2020 ozone changes compared to the previous five years.
IMPACTS OF TILED LAND COVER CHARACTERIZATION IN THE MODEL FOR PREDICTION ACROSS SCALES‐ATMOSPHERE (MPAS‐A)
JGR-Atmospheres, June 2020
The use of tiled land cover characterization (LCC) has significant impacts on global meteorological predictions in MPAS‐A
Tiled LCC reduces bias and error for near‐surface temperature, moisture, and wind speed over the U.S.
The tiled LCC approach is important and can help mitigate systematic temperature biases in weather and climate models
Code availability through Zenodo
PROJECTIONS OF ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN DEPOSITION TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED
JGR-Biogeosciences, October 2019
• Combined climate and emission changes lead to reduced nitrogen deposition (~21%) to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed by 2050
• There is an offset in nitrogen deposition (approximately +4%) due to the change in climate by 2050
• The composition of the nitrogen deposition is becoming increasingly dominated by reduced nitrogen by 2050
CONTACT ME
I have a passion for doing research and providing consulting services to tackle complex environmental issues, with the ultimate goal to perform high-quality meteorological and air quality science, and to provide consulting services that can help accomplish your goals.
Please do not hesitate to contact me.