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AERMOD Meteorological Data Sets

The preprocessed data sets below are required in NC for AERMOD use, unless specifically approved by one of the AQAB staff. To download the desired data set, click on the appropriate line below. All data sets updated March 2008, except Asheville.

 Downloadable file  Asheville* (surface) / Greensboro (upper air)
 Downloadable file   Charlotte (surface) / Greensboro (upper air)
 Downloadable file   Greensboro (surface) / Greensboro (upper air)
 Downloadable file   Norfolk, VA (surface) / Wallops Island, VA (upper air)
 Downloadable file   Raleigh-Durham (surface) / Greensboro (upper air)
 Downloadable file   Wilmington (surface) / Charleston, SC (upper air)
 Downloadable file   Hickory (surface) / Greensboro, NC (upper air)

* For modeling in some western and northwestern counties of NC you may need to contact the AQAB directly to discuss meteorological options.

To determine which meteorological data set to use, reference our Toxic Modeling Guidance, Appendix B.


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