Gorge Science Day - September 25, 2007 Hood River, OR

Gorge Science Summary Day was a public workshop in Hood River, OR, to discuss scientific studies relevant to visibility in the Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area. The workshop included summary findings of the 5-year technical study conducted by DEQ and SWCAA. It also include information from other air quality studies, including work by the U.S. Forest Service, the Yakama Nation, and Klickitat County.

DEQ and SWCAA presented a draft of its Gorge Science Summary Report for review and discussion by workshop participants including opportunities for comments and questions from the public. The summary report provided an overview of visibility research performed in the Gorge.

• Final agenda PDF

Presentations

All documents in Adobe pdf

• Gorge Science Summary Report – Overview – Executive Summary (Marc Pitchford and Mark Green, DRI)
• Part One
• Part Two
• Part Three
• Review of Gorge Haze Project Conclusions (Marc Pitchford and Mark Green)
• Updated Air Quality Trends for the Columbia River Gorge (Kent Norville, Air Sciences)
• Analysis of 12 Years of IMPROVE Data in the Columbia River Gorge (Dan Jaffe, University of Washington)
• Influences of Atmospheric Pollutants on Rock Image Stability (Ron Sletten, University of Washington)
• Deposition of Nitrogen and Sulfur in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (Mark Fenn, U.S. Forest Service)
• Air Pollution Effects on Sensitive Vegetation in the Gorge (Linda Geiser, U.S. Forest Service)
• Ozone Injury in West Coast Forests: 6 Years of Monitoring (Rick Graw, U.S. Forest Service)
• National Air Deposition Monitoring Program: Overview of Gorge Related Information PDF 3.2 mb (David Gay, NADP)
• Regional Haze and BART (Brian Finneran, Oregon DEQ)
• Causes of Haze in the Gorge (Mark Green, DRI)
• Gorge Emission Inventory(Chris Swab, Oregon DEQ)
• Gorge CAMx Modeling (Chris Emery, ENVIRON)

Gorge Air Quality Studies (discussed at Science Day)

• Causes of Haze in the Gorge (CoHaGo) Report
• Gorge Emission Inventory Report
• Gorge CAMx Modeling Report
• Gorge Science Summary Report
• Updated Air Quality Trends for the Columbia River Gorge Report
• Analysis of 12 Years of IMPROVE Data in the Columbia River Gorge Report
• Fog Water Deposition in the Columbia River Gorge Report
• Ozone Injury in West Coast Forests Report
• Air Pollution and Climate Gradients in Oregon and Washington indicated by epiphytic macrolichens.

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