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SPONSORED RESEARCH AGREEMENT
(“Agreement”)
This Agreement is between The City of Fort Collins, Colorado (“City”) and University Corporation for Atmospheric
Research (“UCAR”), a Colorado corporation.
Agreement Number: 20160644
Research Program Title: Monitoring network assessment for the City of Fort Collins
Principal Investigator: Gabrielle Pfister
Period of Performance: Effective Date through June 30, 2017
This Agreement, effective as of the date of last signature ("Effective Date"), is entered into by and between The City
of Fort Collins, Colorado (hereinafter referred to as "City"), a municipal corporation, having a mailing address of
P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research ("UCAR"), a
Colorado corporation, having a mailing address of 3090 Center Green Drive, Boulder, Colorado 80301.
In WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have agreed to the terms and conditions recited in this Agreement as
evidenced below by the signatures of each party’s duly authorized representative.
The City of Fort Collins, Colorado University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Signature ______ Signature
Name ______ Name
Title Title
Date Date
Approved as to form
Senior Assistant City Attorney
Attest
City Clerk
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Manager, UCAR Contracts
Amy Smith
8/9/2016
Director of Purchasing & Risk Management
8/9/2016
Gerry Paul
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Table of Contents
Article I - SCOPE OF SERVICES ............................................................................................................................. 3
Article II – TERM ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Article III – AGREEMENT TYPE AND FUNDING/INVOICES/TAXES ...................................................................... 3
Article IV – RESERVED ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Article V - RIGHT TO PUBLISH/PUBLICITY ............................................................................................................ 4
Article VI - CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION .................................................................. 4
Article VII - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/TITLE...................................................................................................... 4
Article VIII – DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ....................................................... 5
Article IX - INDEMNIFICATION ................................................................................................................................. 5
Article X - SUBCONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS................................................................................................... 5
Article XI - AGREEMENT MODIFICATIONS/CHANGE ORDERS ........................................................................... 5
Article XII - CONTACT INFORMATION .................................................................................................................... 6
Article XIII - TERMINATION ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Article XIV – DISPUTE RESOLUTION ..................................................................................................................... 7
Article XV – ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ................................................................................................................. 7
LIST OF ENCLOSURES
Attachment A, Scope of Services, hereinafter referred to as “Attachment A”
Attachment B, Budget, hereinafter referred to as “Attachment B”
Attachment C, Contact Information, hereinafter referred to as “Attachment C”
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Article I - SCOPE OF SERVICES
During the term of this Agreement, UCAR shall provide to the City the services described in and in
conformance with the specifications set forth in the scope of services attached hereto as Attachment A and
incorporated herein by reference.
Article II – TERM
The Term of this Agreement shall be from the Effective Date of this Agreement to June 30, 2017 (“Term”),
unless extended by mutual written modification or earlier terminated under the termination provisions of
Article XIII.
Article III – AGREEMENT TYPE AND FUNDING/INVOICES/TAXES
3.1 Cost Reimbursable Agreement. The City shall reimburse UCAR for an amount equal to its expenditures,
overhead, and a fixed fee incurred in the conduct of the sponsored research in an amount not to exceed
the total amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) as set forth in the budget attached hereto as
Attachment B. The City acknowledges that this amount is a good faith estimate only, based on UCAR’s
customary and usual practices to conduct the sponsored research set forth in Attachment A. If at any time
UCAR determines that it will require additional funds for the sponsored research, it shall notify the City and
provide an estimate of the additional amounts. The City shall not be liable for any costs in excess of the
amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) unless it has agreed in writing to provide additional funds. At
the end of the research program, if there is a balance owed to the City of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or
less, UCAR may keep the balance. Any amounts over One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) will be returned to
the City unless the parties agree otherwise.
3.2 Invoices. UCAR shall invoice the City monthly for the services performed by UCAR. The final invoice shall
be submitted within sixty (60) days after the end of the Term. All monies payable hereunder shall be in
U.S. Dollars. The invoice amount shall be due and payable by the City to UCAR net thirty (30) days from
the date of the invoice.
The City understands and agrees that Attachment B is a good faith estimate only and that as a result,
UCAR may make deviations from the Budget, provided that the deviations are consistent with the terms of
the Agreement and are reasonably necessary to achieve the aims and goals of the Research Program.
Any amounts not paid by the City to UCAR on or before the date due shall bear simple interest from the
date due until paid. Interest will be assessed at the rate of 1.25% per month, or portion thereof, on all past
due balances.
All monies payable hereunder shall be in U.S. Dollars. The invoice amount shall be due and payable by
the City to UCAR net thirty (30) days from the date of the invoice.
Any amounts not paid by the City to UCAR on or before the date due shall bear simple interest from the
date due until paid. Interest will be assessed at the rate of 1.25% per month, or portion thereof, on all past
due balances.
3.3 City Expenses. The City acknowledges that any and all expenses or costs that the City incurs as a result
of, or related to, this Agreement shall be entirely borne by the City; further, any and all liabilities and risks
incurred as a result of its activities under this Agreement shall be borne entirely by the City. UCAR shall
have no obligation to pay the City any expense or cost that the City may incur, nor assume any liability or
risk of the City as a result of, or related to, the obligations and/or performance under this Agreement.
3.4 Taxes. The City acknowledges that UCAR is a tax-exempt entity organized under the Laws of the State of
Colorado as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation; therefore, the receipt of monies hereunder is not subject to
any taxes or fees.
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Article IV – RESERVED
Article V - RIGHT TO PUBLISH/PUBLICITY
5.1 Right to Publish. Both parties acknowledge, subject to the provisions in Article VI and VII, that each party
may publish papers, participate in symposia, give seminars or the like regarding the subject matter of this
Agreement, and neither party shall preclude, in any manner, the other party from doing so, provided that
each party is permitted thirty (30) days prior to submission for publication the right to review such
publication to remove any proprietary and/or confidential information or inappropriate references, as
recited in Articles VI and VII.
5.2 Publicity. Except as expressly authorized herein, no press releases, advertising or other publicity with
regard to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), the National Center for
Atmospheric Research (NCAR) or UCAR Community Programs (UCP) or The City of Fort Collins,
Colorado shall be made by either party unless otherwise agreed to, in writing, by the non-issuing party.
Article VI - CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
6.1 Information. In the course of their relationship hereunder, the parties may be provided access to each
other’s’ confidential and/or proprietary information (“Information”). Such Information may include
specifications, design plans, product strategies, product architectures, drawings, software, data, prototypes,
business strategies, business plans, equipment and/or any other business and/or technical information.
This Article applies to protect only written Information marked by the disclosing party (“Discloser”) with a
confidential or similar legend or, in the case of intangible Information or Information disclosed orally,
Information that is identified as confidential at the time of disclosure and thereafter in a written summary
sent to the receiving party (“Recipient”) by the Discloser within thirty (30) days of the date of disclosure.
Any party may refuse to receive any Information at any time, and the Discloser shall honor such request.
6.2 Obligations. Recipient shall protect the Information by using the same degree of care used to protect its
own confidential and proprietary information; provided that in no case shall Recipient use less than a
reasonable degree of care. Recipient may use the Information only for the purposes set forth in this
Agreement, and for no other purpose. Recipient shall be permitted to disclose the Information only to those
of Recipient’s employees, subcontractors and consultants who have a definable need to know such
Information for the purposes of performing hereunder; provided that such employees, subcontractors and
consultants are under obligation(s) of confidentiality consistent with this Agreement. Recipient's duty to
protect the Information disclosed under this Agreement shall expire five (5) years following the termination
and/or expiration of this Agreement.
6.3 Exceptions. This Agreement imposes no obligation upon the Recipient where such Information: (a) was
known to the Recipient prior to the receipt from the Discloser, as demonstrated by written evidence; (b) is
or becomes a matter of public knowledge through no fault of the Recipient; (c) is rightfully received by the
Recipient from a third party without a duty of confidentiality; (d) is disclosed by Discloser to a third party
without a duty of confidentiality to the third party; (e) is independently developed by the Recipient without
the use of the Information, as demonstrated by written evidence; (f) is disclosed under operation of law; or
(g) is disclosed by Recipient with the Discloser’s prior written approval.
Article VII - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/TITLE
7.1 Intellectual Property Ownership.
Consistent with United States patent and copyright laws, UCAR owns the entire right, title, and interest in
all intellectual property, including patents, copyrights and other intellectual property rights developed by
UCAR personnel (“UCAR Intellectual Property”). The City owns the entire right, title, and interest in all
intellectual property, including all patents, copyrights and other intellectual property rights, developed by
City personnel (“City Intellectual Property”).
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7.2 Reports and Results. To the extent required by Attachment A, UCAR shall provide written reports
regarding its research results to The City.
7.3 License Reserved. No intellectual property license is granted or implied by the development, use or
disclosure of intellectual property by UCAR under this Agreement.
Article VIII – DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
8.1 Warranty Disclaimer. ANYTHING SUPPLIED BY UCAR HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, UCAR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” UCAR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES,
EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
8.2 Limitation of Liability. Any claims for direct damages hereunder by either party shall be limited only to the
dollar amount paid to UCAR for services under this Agreement or the actual, direct damages suffered by
the injured party, whichever is less, and in no event shall any additional damages or monies be awarded.
EXCEPT FOR THE CITY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN THE IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING ARTICLE, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES WHICH ARE
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE INCURRED BY EITHER PARTY WHETHER IN AN
ACTION BASED ON CONTRACT OR TORT, EVEN IF A PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT.
Article IX - INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Indemnification by the City. To the extent permitted by law, the City shall defend, indemnify, and hold
harmless UCAR and UCAR Affiliates, including any employees, trustees and officers thereof (“Indemnified
Parties”), from and against any and all liabilities claims, lawsuits, losses, demands, damages, costs, and
expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs) arising directly or indirectly out of the
business activities of the City and the design, manufacture, sale or use of any embodiment or manifestation
of the work performed pursuant to this Agreement. UCAR agrees to notify the City in writing within thirty
(30) days of any claim to which the City’s indemnification obligation applies and, at the City’s request, shall
provide the City with reasonable assistance in the defense. No term or condition of this Agreement shall be
construed or interpreted as a waiver, express or implied, of any of the immunities, rights, benefits,
protections, or other provisions of the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, CRS §24-10-101 et seq..
9.2 Insurance. At all times during the Term of this Agreement, each party shall maintain in force
comprehensive general liability insurance. Such insurance shall include contractual liability insurance for
the indemnification obligations set forth in this Article IX and coverage for negligent acts and errors and
omissions in the provision of services under this Agreement.
Article X - SUBCONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS
Each party shall be permitted to engage subcontractors and/or consultants to perform obligations
hereunder, provided such subcontractors and/or consultants execute agreements commensurate with the
terms and conditions recited herein.
Article XI - AGREEMENT MODIFICATIONS/CHANGE ORDERS
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11.1 Modifications. No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and
signed by duly authorized representatives of each party.
11.2 Change Orders. The City may, by giving written notice to UCAR at any time during the term of this
Agreement, request changes to Attachment A. UCAR shall, within forty-five (45) business days of receipt of
the written notice from the City, either generate a Change Order proposal modifying the Agreement and
describing the terms and conditions under which such new services will be performed, or reject the
requested change, in which case this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect unchanged. After
receipt of UCAR’s Change Order proposal, The City may elect to either: 1) accept the services as a
Change Order; or 2) withdraw the request, in which case this Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect unchanged.
Article XII - CONTACT INFORMATION
The financial, technical, contractual, and administrative contacts for each party are set forth in Attachment
C and incorporated herein by reference.
Article XIII - TERMINATION
13.1 Termination for Convenience. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time during the term
stated herein and without cause, provided the terminating party gives the terminated party thirty (30) days
prior written notice. The date of termination shall be effective thirty (30) days from the date of the notice.
Additionally, UCAR shall have the right to terminate for convenience if UCAR ceases the management of
the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) under a Cooperative Agreement with the National
Science Foundation.
13.2 Termination for Cause. This Agreement may be terminated by either party should any of the following
occur:
13.2.1 either party materially breaches any terms or provisions of this Agreement and fails to cure the
same to the non-breaching party's satisfaction within thirty (30) days of the date of receipt of such
notice of breach; or
13.2.2 either party breaches, misuses or misappropriates any proprietary and/or confidential interest or
right held by the other party; or
13.2.3 either party initiates bankruptcy proceedings, becomes insolvent, ceases to do business or suffers
from a force majeure for sixty (60) continuous days.
13. 3 Effect of Expiration or Termination. In the event of expiration and/or termination of this Agreement, each
party, as appropriate, shall immediately return all Information, software, hardware, data, items, materials,
systems, equipment and the like supplied and/or provided hereunder, by one party to the other, except with
regard to software, hardware, data, items, materials, systems, equipment and the like to which a party has
retained title. Further, in the event any access to the computer network of one party has been granted to
the other party, such other party shall stop its access and/or use of the computer network. Additionally, all
monies due and owing hereunder from the City to UCAR shall be paid.
Following receipt of a notice of termination, UCAR agrees to take necessary steps to avoid incurring
additional expenses, except for those costs necessary to terminate the efforts or services, including the
payment of any non-cancellable obligations. UCAR shall provide the City with a final invoice identifying
services performed and all the associated expenses, and the City shall pay such amount within thirty (30)
days from the date of the invoice. Following full and final payment, UCAR and the City shall be relieved of
any further obligations except those that survive under Article 15.11.
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Article XIV – DISPUTE RESOLUTION
In the event that a dispute arises between the parties to this Agreement, the aggrieved party agrees to
reduce the claim in dispute to writing and submit it to the non-aggrieved party pursuant to the notice
provision set forth in Article 15.1. The non-aggrieved party has thirty (30) days from receipt of the notice to
explain and/or remedy the claim to the aggrieved party’s satisfaction. If the aggrieved party is not satisfied
with such explanation or remedy, the parties may agree to escalate the dispute to a senior member of each
party not directly involved in the Agreement for informal, nonbinding mediation. In the event that the
parties cannot resolve their dispute informally, they are free to seek any relief appropriate.
In addition to termination and/or any other remedies, the non-breaching party may seek equitable relief,
including immediate injunctive relief, and actual and direct damages within the limitations of liability
specified herein, except where otherwise stated in this Agreement.
Article XV – ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
15.1 Notice. Any notice to a party required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be transmitted by electronic mail or facsimile or sent via pre-paid express over-night delivery, with
verified receipt, to the party’s authorized contract representative identified in Attachment C. Any such
notice shall be deemed received on the day such notice is received.
15.2 Force Majeure. A party is not liable for failure to perform the party's non-payment obligations if such failure
is as a result of an extraordinary event (such as a fire, flood, earthquake or other natural disaster, war,
invasion, act of foreign enemies, revolution, terrorist act, strike, utility failure), beyond the control of the non-
performing party, which is not the result of such party’s fault or negligence and cannot be overcome by the
exercise of due diligence (“Force Majeure”).
If a party asserts Force Majeure as an excuse for failure to perform, then the nonperforming party must
prove that it took reasonable steps to minimize delay or damages, that the party substantially fulfilled all
non-excused obligations, and that it promptly notified the other party of the Force Majeure. The non-
performing party shall suspend performance only for such period of time as is necessary to overcome the
results of the Force Majeure and shall use best efforts to resume performance as quickly as possible. If
such condition continues for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days, then this Agreement may be
terminated per Article 13.2.3 without any further liability or obligations by either party, except for those
obligations that expressly survive under this Agreement.
This Force Majeure provision is not intended to excuse, nor does it excuse, the failure to pay when due any
amounts owed by a party hereunder.
15.3 Binding Effect and Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto, their successors and their permitted assigns. Except as otherwise permitted by this
Agreement, this Agreement may not be assigned, in whole or in part, by either party to any third party,
except to its own Affiliates. Each party shall provide the other party written notice within thirty (30) days of
such permitted assignment or transfer to a party Affiliate. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
“Affiliate” means any entity that directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control
with a party.
15.4 Relationship. In all matters relating to this Agreement, both parties will act as independent contractors.
Neither party will represent that it has the authority to assume or create any obligation, express or implied,
on behalf of the other party, nor to represent the other party as its agent, employee, or in any other
capacity. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to be a partnership, agency or joint venture.
15.5 Waiver. The express waiver by either party of any provision or requirement of this Agreement shall not
constitute a waiver of any future obligation to comply with such provision or requirement nor shall a waiver
of one provision or requirement constitute a waiver of the remaining provisions or requirements. Any delay
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or omission by either party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement shall not be construed to
be a waiver of any such right or remedy, or any other right or remedy hereunder.
15.6 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing herein shall be construed as creating any right in this Agreement by
any third party.
15.7 Government Not A Party. This Agreement does not bind or purport to bind the U.S. Government or the
National Science Foundation, an independent agency of the U.S. Government. Consequently, any claims
or disputes arising from or in performance of this Agreement shall solely be between the Parties of this
Agreement and no others.
15.8 Attorneys’ Fees. In addition to any other relief it may be awarded, the prevailing party, in any proceeding to
resolve a dispute pertaining to matters covered by this Agreement, shall be entitled to receive its
reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in connection with such proceeding.
15.9 Entire Agreement. This Agreement consists of UCAR’s proposal, these executed terms and conditions and
any attachments incorporated by reference. These documents constitute the entire Agreement between
the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior oral or written agreements
between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof. In the event of any inconsistency the following
is the order of precedence among these documents:
1. This Agreement
2. Attachment A
3. Attachment B
4. Attachment C
15.10 Export Controls. The City agrees not to disclose to UCAR any information nor provide UCAR with any
item(s) that are either export-controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, or appear on
the Commerce Control List (except as EAR99) of the Export Administration Regulations. Neither party
shall export, directly or indirectly, any such information or items to any country which the U.S. Government
at the time of export requires an export license or other Government approval without first obtaining such
license or approval.
15.11 Survival. The following obligations shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement:
CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, DISCLAIMER
OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, INDEMNIFICATION, TERMINATION, DISPUTE
RESOLUTION AND THIS ARTICLE XV.
15.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the parties
agree that such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the Agreement. All
rights of either party under this Agreement shall be cumulative and may be exercised separately or
concurrently.
15.13 Governing Law. The validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by and
construed under the laws of the United States of America and the State of Colorado, as appropriate, and
any disputes between the parties with respect to this Agreement shall be decided by competent courts
located in the State of Colorado.
15.14 Signature. The parties acknowledge that this Agreement may be executed in a number of counterparts
and that the sum of the counterparts shall represent a fully executed document. The parties further
acknowledge that electronic or facsimile signatures are fully binding and constitute a legal method of
executing this Agreement.
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ATTACHMENT A: SCOPE OF SERVICES
Monitoring network assessment for the City of Fort Collins
Proposal to the City of Fort Collins
Gabriele Pfister Principal Investigator (PI)
Atmospheric Chemistry and Modeling (ACOM) Laboratory
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
3450 Mitchell Lane
Boulder, CO 80301
Phone: +1 303 497 2915
Email: pfister@ucar.edu
Frank Flocke co-Investigator (co-I)
Atmospheric Chemistry and Modeling (ACOM) Laboratory
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
3450 Mitchell Lane
Boulder, CO 80301
Phone: +1 303 497 2915
Email: ffl@ucar.edu
Period of Performance: 1 September 2016 - 30 June 2017
Funds requested: USD 30,000. -
Date: 6/23/16
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Executive Summary
The goal of this proposal is to perform a comprehensive analysis of the data set collected during
both the FRAPPÉ and the DISCOVER-AQ missions, conducted in 2014 in Colorado. The
anticipated outcome of this data analysis is a comprehensive report of the state of the current
ozone monitoring network for the City of Fort Collins. It will be assessed whether the existing
ozone monitoring sites (FTC-CSU, FTC-West) are optimally located or whether there might be
other locations more suited to convey a representation of the spatial variability and that could
provide better information on potential health impacts.
The principal investigator (PI) of this proposal Gabriele Pfister and co-Investigator (co-I) Frank
Flocke also served as the PIs of FRAPPÉ and are thus familiar with every aspect of the study.
They are working in collaboration with the science teams from both field missions and are also
organizing the ongoing data analysis. Flocke and Pfister bring the needed experience and
capability within the experimental, modeling and data analysis fields to address the requested
tasks and will advise a postdoctoral researcher on conducting the data analysis. This proposal is
to request mainly salary support for a postdoctoral researcher, who will be conducting the major
part for this work, with some funding for PI Pfister. The majority of the efforts conducted by the
proposing science team as part of this proposal will be leveraged by other funding sources.
The following deliverables will be produced from the proposed activities:
● Characterization of the spatial variability and temporal variability of ozone and ozone
precursors for Fort Collins based on analysis of FRAPPÉ and DISCOVER-AQ observations
(including aircraft data, surface measurements, sondes, lidars, canister data). Other data
sources will be included if applicable and available.
● Analysis of multi-year surface ozone measurements at ozone monitoring sites in the Front
Range to put the results from the FRAPPÉ time period into a long-term context and relate
ozone observations in Fort Collins to the regional picture.
● Analysis of WRF-Chem model simulations (at 3km and 4km resolution) with different
emission scenarios and WRF simulations with inert tracers from different emission sectors
(oil/gas, area sources, mobile sources, agriculture) to complement the observational analysis
and identify relevant transport processes and emission sectors that contribute to elevated
ozone concentrations in Fort Collins.
Note that NCAR deliverables are research results and are subject to uncertainties and uncertain
outcomes. This requires users to make their own informed decisions in applying and using the
available information. The results will be delivered in form of reports to the city of Fort Collins
by the end of June 2017. All observational data, model inputs and model source code are
publicly available. This work will in some parts be leveraged by our existing contract with the
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and will benefit from
improved emission estimates and model simulations that are conducted as part of the contract
with CDPHE.
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Summary of Experience/Qualifications
Our team at the Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling (ACOM) Laboratory at
NCAR has extensive experience in both atmospheric measurements and modeling as well as the
integration of measurements and models into the scientific analysis. Our main field of research is
focused on investigating the impact of sources and their chemical evolution on tropospheric
composition and on exploring the links between local, regional and global air pollution. Our
funding sources include core funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) with
substantial grant support from mostly NASA and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Frank Flocke and Gabriele Pfister have served as the principal investigators (PIs) of FRAPPÉ
and as such are familiar with every aspect of the study. Both have been involved in a number of
NSF/NCAR, NASA and NOAA-led field campaigns in the past and have established close ties to
the different instrument teams that have participated in FRAPPÉ and DISCOVER-AQ. As
leaders of FRAPPÉ they work in collaboration with the science teams and, together with
DISCOVER-AQ PI Jim Crawford and Co-I Ken Pickering, are overseeing the analysis of the
entire 2014 data set including data from both missions. As such they have the advantage of
having been immersed in the data set from the beginning and have already explored a number of
avenues of analysis, exposing the strengths and weaknesses of different lines of investigations.
Specifically, since the planning phase for the field campaigns in 2012, Flocke and Pfister have
established close collaborations with CDPHE, both through FRAPPÉ and also historically as part
of the NASA Applied Air Quality Team (AQAST), through which we were involved in the
Colorado 2008 SIP modeling as well as the analysis of the air quality impacts during the 2012
wildfire season. In addition to the team members explicitly mentioned by name in this proposal,
a number of other ACOM scientists have been involved in the campaign and have been
providing in-house expertise on modeling and data assimilation and the application and
interpretation of in situ measurements and satellite retrievals.
Flocke and other ACOM scientists have been making state-of-the-art atmospheric chemical
tracer measurements for more than 20 years and are well established in the atmospheric sciences
community. Flocke has been directly involved in flight planning and field campaign design and
execution for more than a decade. A large part of the NCAR/NSF C-130 and NASA P-3 payload
during the campaigns was deployed by ACOM scientists.
We have incorporated the in-house developed MOZART-4 chemical mechanism into a number
of community chemical transport models, which are regularly used and developed by our team.
These range from process models (e.g. chemical box models, WRF single column model, etc.) to
regional (WRF-Chem) to global (MOZART and CAM-Chem) chemical transport models. Pfister
is part of the WRF-Chem development team and is also actively involved in the development of
its chemical data assimilation capabilities. We further bring expertise in the interpretation of
satellite trace gas retrievals from remote sensing instruments (ACOM is the lead of the
Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) instrument on the NASA/Terra
satellite and ACOM scientists are also part of the Aura (TES, OMI, MLS), IASI, COSMIC and
TEMPO Science Teams). Through the involvement in a number of field campaigns we are
familiar with the analysis of comprehensive data sets from multiple platforms in conjunction
with model analysis. Our publication record in Appendix A is a demonstration of this wide-
ranging expertise.
Our close ties with the NCAR Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology (MMM) Laboratory will
provide benefits for the analysis of meteorological and dynamical processes, knowledge that is
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crucial in understanding NFRMA ozone pollution. MMM was our partner in conducting WRF
forecasts during FRAPPÉ and has been advising us on optimal configurations for WRF to best
represent Front Range meteorology and dynamics.
The collective experience within NCAR and within our team has allowed us to significantly
contribute to increasing the knowledge on a range of different processes important to the
understanding of air quality. For example, we have successfully:
· Led and/or contributed to numerous field campaigns in the developed and developing
world that collected critical data and advanced understanding of emissions, photochemical
processes and transport and their impact on air quality
· Contributed to the development of a number of community chemistry transport models and
developed new methods for estimating wildfire emissions and biogenic fluxes, methods
widely used in the community.
· Quantified the role of man-made and natural emissions and intercontinental pollution
transport on local air quality through analysis of field campaign data and satellite retrievals
and model studies.
· Performed high-resolution chemistry-climate simulations to address the feedbacks between
chemistry and climate and study air quality projections for future scenario
· Conducted many tens of studies on kinetics and mechanisms of the atmospheric oxidation
of organic compounds to assess their impacts on ozone production, and provided reviews
and evaluations of these data
· Collaborated with the health community utilizing air quality simulations and earth
observations to derive exposure estimates as input for epidemiological studies.
Through our work we have helped foster the ability of regulatory agencies to address air quality
problems in large US metropolitan areas and international mega-cities and supported the
development of mitigation control strategies.
Supporting documentation is provided in:
Appendix A: List of relevant peer-reviewed papers for past 5 years from Flocke & Pfister
demonstrating the experience of the PIs.
Appendix B: Grants for the last 5 years with Flocke or Pfister as PI or Co-I
Appendix C-1: Curriculum Vitae Gabriele Pfister
Appendix C-2: Curriculum Vitae Flocke
Personnel:
A postdoctoral researcher will be funded for this project and he/she will conduct a large part of
the proposed activities. The postdoctoral researcher will work under close supervision of
Gabriele Pfister and Frank Flocke.
Gabriele Pfister will supervise and guide the postdoctoral researcher on the modeling and data
analysis work and together with Flocke oversee the general direction of research. Together
with the postdoctoral researcher she will work on the evaluation/interpretation of the
experimental and model results. She will also be a point of contact for communication with the
city of Fort Collins.
Frank Flocke will be assisting the postdoctoral researcher with overall data analysis, including
overseeing the general direction of research, data selection and data quality considerations.
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The Postdoctoral Researcher will conduct in-depth analysis of the available data sets and
evaluate and interpret the CTM simulations. He/She together with Pfister and Flocke will
consolidate the final results into a report.
Funding will be required for the postdoctoral researcher and some support for Pfister.
Curriculum Vitae for Pfister and Flocke are provided in Appendix C.
Data analysis and modeling capabilities
NCAR's Computational & Information Systems Laboratory (CISL) is a world leader in
supercomputing and cyberinfrastructure, providing services to over 60 UCAR member
universities as well as NCAR and the larger geosciences community. We have access and
available computing resources on the supercomputers to conduct the needed chemical transport
simulations and have experience in running either of the models on them.
Most data analysis and box modeling will be run on desktop machines and Linux clusters
available within ACOM. Data storage will be on ACOM owned storage disks as well as the
NCAR High Performance Storage System (HPSS), with storage capacity of more than 160
petabytes at the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center (NWSC) and another 15 petabytes of
disaster-recovery data storage at the NCAR Mesa Lab in Boulder.
At ACOM we have access to a wide range of different software tools for data analysis, including
open software as well as licensed products. For the majority of the work will use IGOR
(Wavemetrics Inc.), Interactive Data Language (IDL) or NCAR Command Language (NCL) in
addition to standard Microsoft Office Products. ACOM will not be developing or delivering any
software as part of this effort.
Administrative capability:
UCAR’s commitment to excellence and integrity is demonstrated by an unbroken 56-year history
of unqualified/unmodified opinions from external independent auditors on the UCAR audited
financial statements including the OMB Circular A-133 required reports. This dedication to
fiscal integrity provides a reliable framework for budgeting processes, assures that cost
management is sound, and that the funding received from the City of Fort Collins is being
stewarded in a responsible, exemplary manner.
UCAR has an extensive system of internal controls on all of its business practices and on its
financial, property, and procurement systems, including well-established risk mitigation
procedures and training. These internal controls are reviewed in a process ensuring that they are
operating as designed. UCAR's internal controls are thoroughly documented and automated to
the maximum extent possible to guard against human error or manipulation. UCAR Finance and
Administration is structured to address appropriate internal controls with regard to individual
positions and authorities associated with those positions, assuring separation of duties. Although
it is not subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, UCAR has voluntarily implemented the controls
called for by the act.
The UCAR financial management, property, procurement systems, and reporting and record-
keeping all conform to the federal administrative standards contained in 2 CFR Part § 200,
Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal
Awards. UCAR’s property control system has been reviewed and approved by its federal
cognizant auditor, the National Science Foundation, and other federal sponsors.
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Project Description
1. Work Plan
The following Table provides a list of the deliverables, including the estimated date of delivery
(assuming a starting date of 09/01/2016) that will be produced during this project and handed
over to the City of Fort Collins:
Deliverables Type Date
1 Characterization of the spatial and temporal variability in
ozone and ozone precursors from analysis FRAPPÉ and
DISCOVER-AQ data
Report 01/2017
2 Analysis of multi-year surface ozone from monitoring
locations across the Colorado Front Range
Report 03/2017
3 Assessment of the current ozone monitoring network based
on the analysis of observations and model simulations
Report 06/2017
4 In-person Summary presentation to Air Quality Advisory
Board
Presentation 06/2017
Activities associated with Deliverable 1
During FRAPPÉ, measurements of many trace gases were made on board the NSF/NCAR C-130
and the NASA P-3 by a suite of instrumentation, and NO2 and O3 columns were derived by
GEOTASO, a testbed instrument for the future geostationary TEMPO mission, on the NASA
Falcon. These measurements will be crucial for characterizing emissions and photochemical
processing in the Fort Collins area, as well as the air transported into the region. In addition to
the aircraft measurements measurements are available from ground sites, ozone sondes, lidars
and mobile vans and will be included in the analysis. Table 1 provides a list of available
measurements.
The NASA-P3 performed a rigid flight pattern in the Front Range with regular spirals over Fort
Collins. The extent of a spiral is ~5-10 km horizontally and 500 feet above ground level (agl) to
18,000 feet asl vertically and will give valuable information on small-scale variability and
vertical mixing. In Figure 1 we show an example of four spirals conducted by the NASA P-3 on
22 July 2014, one of the days with highest ozone concentrations encountered during FRAPPÉ.
Profiles were flown over Fort Collins at 14:24 UTC (8:24 LT), 16:42 UTC (10:42 LT), 20:09
UTC (14:09 LT) and 22:31 UTC (16:31 LT). The aircraft data show the build-up of ozone over
the course of the day, the growth of the boundary layer and also indicate the spatial variability
that might be encountered during one spiral.
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Table 1: List of measurements for Fort Collins area from FRAPPÉ
Measurement Location Frequency Remarks
Ozone Ground level,
Fort Collins West*
Continuous CDPHE monitor
Carbon Monoxide Ground level,
Fort Collins West
Continuous CDPHE monitor
Nitrogen Oxides
(NO, NO2)
Ground level,
Fort Collins West
Continuous EPA monitor
Hydrocarbons (NMHC) Ground level,
Fort Collins West
Occasional grab
samples
>50 hydrocarbon species
analyzed
Ozone profiles Ground – 15 km
Fort Collins West
Semi-Continuous LIDAR remote sensing
measurements
Ozone profiles Ground – 500 feet
Fort Collins West
3 days; continuous
profiling
Tethered Balloon
Aircraft profiles Fort Collins West 2-3 Profiles/day on
flight days
Numerous species incl. O3,
NOx, CO, CH4, oxidants,
hydrocarbons, particulates.
Aircraft fly-bys Fort Collins Area Aircraft passes over
on Flight days
Numerous species incl. O3,
NOx, CO, CH4, oxidants,
hydrocarbons, particulates.
Aerosol Profiles,
Boundary Layer Height
Ground – 15 km
Fort Collins West
Semi-Continuous Micropulse LIDAR
Ozone Sondes,
RH, winds
Ground – 15 km
Fort Collins West
Semi-Continuous Balloon Sondes
NO2 and O3 total
column
Ground – ToA^
Fort Collins West
Continuous PANDORA instrument
Ozone Fort Collins /
CSU**
Continuous CDPHE site
Carbon Monoxide Fort Collins / CSU Continuous CDPHE site
Mobile Ground
Measurements
Fort Collins area Occasional sampling Numerous species incl. O3,
Figure 1: NASA P-3 vertical ozone profiles for Fort Collins on 22 July 2014. Note the scale of the x-axis
changes between the graphs.
Detailed analysis on these data sets will give information on the spatial and temporal variability
of ozone and ozone precursors for Fort Collins will be extracted. Other data sources will be
included if applicable and available.
Activities associated with Deliverable 2
We will use multi-year surface ozone measurements at ozone monitoring sites in the Colorado
Front Range to put the results from analysis of FRAPPÉ and DISCOVER-AQ data sets into a
long-term context and relate ozone observations in Fort Collins to the regional picture. We will
also look at satellite measurements such as NASA Aura OMI NO2 satellite retrievals whether
they show sufficient resolution to assist in this task.
Surface ozone measurements from the FRAPPÉ time period are shown in Figure 2 for the FTC-
CSU location. Even though the FRAPPÉ period, and summer 2014 overall was a rather low
ozone year, frequent instances of ozone > 75 ppb were detected. The wind data reflect the overall
dominance of mountain-valley circulations. During daytime winds at FTC-CSU are mostly from
the South-NorthEast bringing airmasses from the oil and gas and urban areas to the site, but
daytime variability is high indicating a large variability in the influence of different source
regions. During nighttime winds are more stable with the dominating wind direction from the
North-West.
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Figure 2: Ozone windroses from 1-minute surface ozone and wind measurements at FTC-CSU during
FRAPPÉ. Windroses are shown for three different times ranges (8-12 LT, 14-20 LT, 22-4 LT)
Activities associated with Deliverable 3
The observational analysis described above will be complemented by analysis of model
simulations with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with chemistry (WRF-
Chem) and possibly the Community Multi-scale Air Quality (CMAQ) model (horizontal
resolution in the order of 3-4km) with different emission scenarios. WRF simulations with inert
tracers from four emission sectors (oil/gas, area sources, mobile sources, agriculture) will be
added in this task as they provide essential information on the transport pathways from different
source regions. In Figure 3 we show the distribution of ozone, nitrogen oxides (NOx) and ethane
(C2H6) averaged over the FRAPPÉ period as derived from preliminary model simulations with
WRF-Chem at 4km resolution. NOx and ethane are shown to depict the overall influence and
location of urban/transportation and oil and natural gas sources, respectively.
The integrated analysis will identify relevant transport processes and emission sectors that
contribute to elevated ozone concentrations in Fort Collins and will provide the needed
information to assess the representativeness of the existing ozone monitoring stations.
Figure 3: Average modeled surface concentrations of ozone, NOx and ethane during FRAPPÉ for
21 UTC (15 LT) from WRF-Chem simulations.
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Appendix A:
Relevant peer-reviewed publications for past 5 years for Flocke and Pfister (first author and co-author).
Year 2011
Pfister, G., J. Avise, C. Wiedinmyer, D. P. Edwards, L. K. Emmons, G. D. Diskin, J. Podolske, and A.
Wisthaler, 2011: CO source contribution analysis for California during ARCTAS-CARB, Atmos.
Chem. Phys., 11, 7515-7532, doi:10.5194/acp-11-7515-2011.
Pfister, G., D. D. Parrish, H. Worden, L. K. Emmons, D. P. Edwards, C. Wiedinmyer, G. S. Diskin, G.
Huey, S. J. Oltmans, V. Thouret, A. Weinheimer, and A. Wisthaler, 2011: Characterizing summertime
chemical boundary conditions for airmasses entering the US West Coast, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11,
1769-1790, 2011
Zheng, W., F. M. Flocke, G. S. Tyndall, A. Swanson, J. J. Orlando, J. M. Roberts, L. G. Huey, and D. J.
Tanner, 2011: Characterization of a thermal decomposition chemical ionization mass spectrometer for
the measurement of peroxy acyl nitrates (PANs) in the atmosphere. Atmospheric Chemistry and
Physics, 11, 6529-6547.doi: 10.5194/acp-11-6529-2011
Villena, G., P. Wiesen, C. A. Cantrell, F. Flocke, A. Fried, S. R. Hall, R. S. Hornbrook, D. Knapp, E.
Kosciuch, R. L. Mauldin, J. A. McGrath, D. Montzka, D. Richter, K. Ullmann, J. Walega, P.
Weibring, A. Weinheimer, R. M. Staebler, J. Liao, L. G. Huey, and J. Kleffmann, 2011: Nitrous acid
(HONO) during polar spring in Barrow, Alaska: A net source of OH radicals? Journal of Geophysical
Research-Atmospheres, 116, 12.doi: 10.1029/2011jd016643
Liao, J., H. Sihler, L. G. Huey, J. A. Neuman, D. J. Tanner, U. Friess, U. Platt, F. M. Flocke, J. J.
Orlando, P. B. Shepson, H. J. Beine, A. J. Weinheimer, S. J. Sjostedt, J. B. Nowak, D. J. Knapp, R. M.
Staebler, W. Zheng, R. Sander, S. R. Hall, and K. Ullmann, 2011: A comparison of Arctic BrO
measurements by chemical ionization mass spectrometry and long path-differential optical absorption
spectroscopy. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 116, 14.doi: 10.1029/2010jd014788
Lee, S. H., S. W. Kim, M. Trainer, G. J. Frost, S. A. McKeen, O. R. Cooper, F. Flocke, J. S. Holloway, J.
A. Neuman, T. Ryerson, C. J. Senff, A. L. Swanson, and A. M. Thompson, 2011: Modeling ozone
plumes observed downwind of New York City over the North Atlantic Ocean during the ICARTT
field campaign. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11, 7375-7397.doi: 10.5194/acp-11-7375-2011
Kleb, M. M., G. Chen, J. H. Crawford, F. M. Flocke, and C. C. Brown, 2011: An overview of
measurement comparisons from the INTEX-B/MILAGRO airborne field campaign. Atmospheric
Measurement Techniques, 4, 9-27.doi: 10.5194/amt-4-9-2011
DiGangi, J. P., E. S. Boyle, T. Karl, P. Harley, A. Turnipseed, S. Kim, C. Cantrell, R. L. Maudlin, W.
Zheng, F. Flocke, S. R. Hall, K. Ullmann, Y. Nakashima, J. B. Paul, G. M. Wolfe, A. R. Desai, Y.
Kajii, A. Guenther, and F. N. Keutsch, 2011: First direct measurements of formaldehyde flux via eddy
covariance: implications for missing in-canopy formaldehyde sources. Atmospheric Chemistry and
Physics, 11, 10565-10578.doi: 10.5194/acp-11-10565-2011
Digangi, J., S. Henry, T. Karl, S. Kim, A. Turnipseeed, Y. Nakashima, L. Mauldin, C. Cantrell, F.
Flocke, J. Mak, A. Hansel, Y. Kajii, A. Guenther, and F. Keutsch, 2011: Analysis of formaldehyde
fluxes above a Ponderosa Pine forest measured via eddy-covariance. Abstracts of Papers of the
American Chemical Society, 242, 1.doi:
Brown, S. S., W. P. Dube, J. Peischl, T. B. Ryerson, E. Atlas, C. Warneke, J. A. de Gouw, S. T. Hekkert,
C. A. Brock, F. Flocke, M. Trainer, D. D. Parrish, F. C. Feshenfeld, and A. R. Ravishankara, 2011:
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Budgets for nocturnal VOC oxidation by nitrate radicals aloft during the 2006 Texas Air Quality
Study. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 116, 15.doi: 10.1029/2011jd016544
Year 2012
Emmons, L., P. Hess, J. Lamarque, and G. Pfister, 2012: Tagged ozone mechanism for MOZART-4,
CAM-chem and other chemical transport models, Geoscientific Model Development, 5(6), 1531-1542,
doi:10.5194/gmd-5-1531-2012.
Ghude, S. D., G. Pfister, C. Jena, R.J. van der A, L. K. Emmons, and R. Kumar, 2012: Satellite
constraints of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from India based on OMI observations and WRF-Chem
simulations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 40, doi: 10.1029/2012GL053926.
Ghude, S. D., S. H. Kulkarni, C. K. Jena, G. Pfister, G. Beig, S. S. Fadnavis, and R. J. van der A, 2012:
Application of satellite observations for identifying regions of dominant NOx sources over the Indian
Subcontinent, J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2012JD017811.
Worden, H., Y. Cheng, G. Pfister, G. Carmichael, Q. Zhang, D. Streets, M. Deeter, D. Edwards, J. Gille,
and J. Worden, 2012: Satellite-based estimates of reduced CO and CO2 emissions due to traffic
restrictions during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Geophys. Res. Letters, 39,
doi:10.1029/2012GL052395.
Kumar, R., M. Naja, G. Pfister, M.C. Barth, C. Wiedinmyer, and G.P. Brasseur, 2012: Simulations over
South Asia using the Weather Research and Forecasting model with Chemistry (WRF-Chem):
chemistry evaluation and initial results, Geosci. Model Dev., 5, 619-648, doi:10.5194/gmd-5-619-
2012.
Kumar, R., M. Naja, G. Pfister, M. Barth, C. Wiedinmyer, and G. Brasseur, 2012b: Simulations over
South Asia using the Weather Research and Forecasting model with Chemistry (WRF-Chem):
chemistry evaluation and initial results, Geosci. Model Dev., 5(3), 619-648, doi:10.5194/gmd-5-619-
2012.
Hodnebrog, O., Solberg, F. Stordal, T.M. Svendby, D. Simpson, M. Gauss, A. Hilboll, G. Pfister, S.
Turquety, A. Richter, J.P. Burrows, and H.A.C. Denier van der Gon, 2012: Impact of forest fires,
biogenic emissions and high temperatures on the elevated Eastern Mediterranean ozone levels during
the hot summer of 2007, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12(18), 8727-8750, doi:10.5194/acp-12-8727-2012.
Kumar, R., M. Naja, M., G. Pfister, M.C. Barth, and G.P. Brasseur, 2012: Simulations over South Asia
using the Weather Research and Forecasting model with Chemistry (WRF-Chem): set-up and
meteorological evaluation, Geosci. Model Dev., 5, 321-343, doi:10.5194/gmd-5-321-2012.
Boynard, A., G. Pfister, and D. P. Edwards, 2012: Boundary layer versus free tropospheric CO budget
and variability over the United States during summertime, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D04306,
doi:10.1029/2011JD016416.
Zhou, W., D. S. Cohan, R. W. Pinder, J. A. Neuman, J. S. Holloway, J. Peischl, T. B. Ryerson, J. B.
Nowak, F. Flocke, and W. G. Zheng, 2012: Observation and modeling of the evolution of Texas
power plant plumes. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 12, 455-468.doi: 10.5194/acp-12-455-2012
Liao, J., L. G. Huey, D. J. Tanner, F. M. Flocke, J. J. Orlando, J. A. Neuman, J. B. Nowak, A. J.
Weinheimer, S. R. Hall, J. N. Smith, A. Fried, R. M. Staebler, Y. Wang, J. H. Koo, C. A. Cantrell, P.
Weibring, J. Walega, D. J. Knapp, P. B. Shepson, and C. R. Stephens, 2012: Observations of inorganic
bromine (HOBr, BrO, and Br-2) speciation at Barrow, Alaska, in spring 2009. Journal of Geophysical
Research-Atmospheres, 117.doi: D00r1610.1029/2011jd016641
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Helmig, D., P. Boylan, B. Johnson, S. Oltmans, C. Fairall, R. Staebler, A. Weinheimer, J. Orlando, D. J.
Knapp, D. D. Montzka, F. Flocke, U. Friess, H. Sihler, and P. B. Shepson, 2012: Ozone dynamics and
snow-atmosphere exchanges during ozone depletion events at Barrow, Alaska. Journal of Geophysical
Research-Atmospheres, 117.doi: D2030310.1029/2012jd017531
Year 2013
Pfister, G., S. Walters, L.K. Emmons, and D.P. Edwards, 2013: Quantifying the contribution of inflow on
surface ozone over California, J. Geophys. Res., 118, doi:10.1002/2013JD020336.
Pfister, G., S. Walters, J.-F. Lamarque, J. Fast, M. Barth, J. Done, G. Holland, and C. Bruyere, 2013:
Prediction of Future Summertime Ozone over the U.S., J. Geophys. Res., 119, 5559–5582,
doi:10.1002/2013JD020932.
Thomas, J. L., J.-C. Raut, K.S. Law, L. Marelle, G. Ancellet, F. Ravetta, J.D. Fast, G. Pfister, L.K.
Emmons, G.S. Diskin, A. Weinheimer, A. Roiger, A., and H. Schlager, 2013: Pollution transport from
North America to Greenland during summer 2008, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 3825-3848,
doi:10.5194/acp-13-3825-2013.
Worden, H., M. Deeter, C. Frankenberg, M. George, F. Nichitiu, J. Worden, I. Aben, K. Bowman, C.
Clerbaux, P. Coheur, A. de Laat, R. Detweiler, J. Drummond, D. Edwards, J. Gille, D. Hurtmans, M.
Luo, S. Martínez-Alonso, S. Massie, G. Pfister, and J. Warner. 2013: Decadal record of satellite
carbon monoxide observations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13(2), 837-850, doi:10.5194/acp-13-837-2013.
Kumar, R., M. Naja, G. Pfister, M. C. Barth, and G. P. Brasseur, 2013: Source attribution of carbon
monoxide in India and surrounding regions during wintertime, J. Geophys. Res., 118,
doi:10.1002/jgrd.50134.
Jaffe, D.A., N. Widger, N. Downey, G. Pfister, A. Boynard, and S. B. Reid, 2013: Impact of Wildfires on
Ozone Eceptional Events in the Western U.S., Environ. Sci. Technol., 10.1021/es402164f.
Kumar, R., M.C. Barth, G. Pfister, M. Naja, and G.P. Brasseur, 2013: WRF-Chem simulations of a
typical pre-monsoon dust storm in northern India: influences on aerosol optical properties and
radiation budget, Atmos. Chem. Phys.,14, 2431-2446, 2014.
Streets, D.G., T. Canty, G. R. Carmichael, B. de Foy, R. R. Dickerson, B. N. Duncan, D. P. Edwards, J.
A. Haynes, D. K. Henze, M. R. Houyoux, D. J. Jacob, N. A. Krotkov, L. N. Lamsal, Y. Liu, Z. Lu, R.
V. Martin, G. G. Pfister, R. W. Pinder, R. J. Salawitch, K. J. Wecht, 2013: Emissions estimation from
satellite retrievals: A review of current capability, Atmospheric Environment, 77, 1011-1042, ISSN
1352-2310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.05.051.
Kim, S., G. M. Wolfe, L. Mauldin, C. Cantrell, A. Guenther, T. Karl, A. Turnipseed, J. Greenberg, S. R.
Hall, K. Ullmann, E. Apel, R. Hornbrook, Y. Kajii, Y. Nakashima, F. N. Keutsch, J. P. DiGangi, S. B.
Henry, L. Kaser, R. Schnitzhofer, M. Graus, A. Hansel, W. Zheng, and F. F. Flocke, 2013: Evaluation
of HOx sources and cycling using measurement-constrained model calculations in a 2-methyl-3-
butene-2-ol (MBO) and monoterpene (MT) dominated ecosystem. Atmospheric Chemistry and
Physics, 13, 2031-2044.doi: 10.5194/acp-13-2031-2013
Kaser, L., T. Karl, R. Schnitzhofer, M. Graus, I. S. Herdlinger-Blatt, J. P. DiGangi, B. Sive, A.
Turnipseed, R. S. Hornbrook, W. Zheng, F. M. Flocke, A. Guenther, F. N. Keutsch, E. Apel, and A.
Hansel, 2013: Comparison of different real time VOC measurement techniques in a ponderosa pine
forest. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 13, 2893-2906.doi: 10.5194/acp-13-2893-2013
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Year 2014
Lapina, K., D. Henze, J. Milford, M. Huang, M. Lin, A. Fiore, G. Carmichael, G. Pfister, K. Bowman,
2014: Assessment of source contributions to seasonal vegetative exposure to ozone in the U.S., J.
Geophys. Res., 119, doi:10.1002/2013JD020905.
Kumar, R., Barth, M. C., Madronich, S., Naja, M., Carmichael, G. R., Pfister, G. G., Knote, C., Brasseur,
G. P., Ojha, N., and Sarangi, T.: Effects of dust aerosols on tropospheric chemistry during a typical
pre-monsoon season dust storm in northern India, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 6813-6834,
doi:10.5194/acp-14-6813-2014, 2014.
Ghude, S. D., C. Jena, D. M. Chate, G. Beig, G. G. Pfister, R. Kumar, V. Ramanathan, 2014: Reductions
in India's crop yield due to ozone, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, doi:10.1002/2014GL060930.
Safieddine, S., Boynard, A., Coheur, P.-F., Hurtmans, D., Pfister, G., Quennehen, B., Thomas, J. L.,
Raut, J.-C., Law, K. S., Klimont, Z., Hadji-Lazaro, J., George, M., and Clerbaux, C.: Summertime
tropospheric ozone assessment over the Mediterranean region using the thermal infrared IASI/MetOp
sounder and the WRF-Chem model, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 10119-10131, doi:10.5194/acp-14-
10119-2014, 2014.
Duncan, B. N., Prados, A. I., Lamsal, L. N., Liu, Y., Streets, D. G., Gupta, P., Hilsenrath, E., Kahn, R. A.,
Nielsen, J. E., Beyersdorf, A. J., Burton, S. P., Fiore, A. M., Fishman, J., Henze, D. K., Hostetler, C.
A., Krotkov, N. A., Lee, P., Lin, M., Pawson, S., Pfister, G., Pickering, K. E., Pierce, R. B., Yoshida,
Y., and Ziemba, L. D., 2014: Satellite data of atmospheric pollution for U.S. air quality applications:
Examples of applications, summary of data end-user resources, answers to FAQs, and common
mistakes to avoid, Atmos. Environ., 94, 647–662, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.05.061.
Jena, C., S.D. Ghude, G. Pfister, D.M. Chate, R. Kumar, G. Beig, D.E. Surendran, S. Fadnavis, D.M. Lai,
2015: Influence of springtime biomass burning in South Asia on regional ozone (O3): A model based
case study. Atmospheric Environment, 100, 37-47, DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.10.027.
Kumar, R., Barth, M. C., Pfister, G. G., Naja, M., and Brasseur, G. P.: WRF-Chem simulations of a
typical pre-monsoon dust storm in northern India: influences on aerosol optical properties and
radiation budget, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 2431-2446, doi:10.5194/acp-14-2431-2014, 2014.
Wolfe, G. M., C. Cantrell, S. Kim, R. L. Mauldin, T. Karl, P. Harley, A. Turnipseed, W. Zheng, F.
Flocke, E. C. Apel, R. S. Hornbrook, S. R. Hall, K. Ullmann, S. B. Henry, J. P. DiGangi, E. S. Boyle,
L. Kaser, R. Schnitzhofer, A. Hansel, M. Graus, Y. Nakashima, Y. Kajii, A. Guenther, and F. N.
Keutsch, 2014: Missing peroxy radical sources within a summertime ponderosa pine forest.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 14, 4715-4732.doi: 10.5194/acp-14-4715-2014
Liao, J., L. G. Huey, Z. Liu, D. J. Tanner, C. A. Cantrell, J. J. Orlando, F. M. Flocke, P. B. Shepson, A. J.
Weinheimer, S. R. Hall, K. Ullmann, H. J. Beine, Y. H. Wang, E. D. Ingall, C. R. Stephens, R. S.
Hornbrook, E. C. Apel, D. Riemer, A. Fried, R. L. Mauldin, J. N. Smith, R. M. Staebler, J. A.
Neuman, and J. B. Nowak, 2014: High levels of molecular chlorine in the Arctic atmosphere. Nature
Geoscience, 7, 91-94.doi: 10.1038/ngeo2046
Year 2015
Reid, C.E., M. Jerrett, M.L. Petersen, G. G. Pfister, P. E. Morefield, I.B. Tager, S. M. Raffuse, and J.R
Balmes. 2015: Spatiotemporal Prediction of Fine Particulate Matter During the 2008 Northern
California Wildfires Using Machine Learning, Environmental Science & Technology, DOI:
10.1021/es505846r
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Alexeeff, S. E., Pfister, G. G. and Nychka, D., 2015: A Bayesian model for quantifying the change in
mortality associated with future ozone exposures under climate change. Biometrics. doi:
10.1111/biom.12383
Helmig, D. et al., 2015: Climatology and Atmospheric Chemistry of the Non-Methane Hydrocarbons
Ethane and Propane over the North Atlantic, Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, Elem. Sci. Anth.
3: 000054. doi: 10.12952/journal.elementa.000054.
Kumar, R., Barth, M. C., Nair, V. S., Pfister, G. G., Babu, S. S., Satheesh, S. K., Moorthy, K. K., and
Carmichael, G. R., 2015: Sources of black carbon aerosols in South Asia and surrounding regions
during the Integrated Campaign for Aerosols, Gases and Radiation Budget (ICARB), Atmos. Chem.
Phys., 15, 5415-5428, doi:10.5194/acp-15-5415-2015.
Jena, C., S. D. Ghude, G. Beig, D.M. Chate, R. Kumar, G.G. Pfister, D.M. Lal, D. E. Surendran, S.
Fadnavis, R.J. van der A, 2015: Inter-comparison of different NOx emission inventories and associated
variation in simulated surface ozone in Indian region, Atmospheric Environment, Volume 117,
September 2015, Pages 61-73, ISSN 1352-2310, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.06.057.
Kumar, R., M. C. Barth, G. G. Pfister, V. S. Nair, S. D. Ghude, and N. Ojha (2015), What controls the
seasonal cycle of black carbon aerosols in India?. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 120, 7788–7812. doi:
10.1002/2015JD023298.
Surendran, D.E., S. D. Ghude, G. Beig, L.K. Emmons, C. Jena, R. Kumar, G.G. Pfister, D.M. Chate, Air
quality simulation over South Asia using Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution version-2 (HTAP-
v2) emission inventory and Model for Ozone and Related chemical Tracers (MOZART-4),
Atmospheric Environment, Volume 122, December 2015, Pages 357-
372,doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.08.023.
Yuan, B., L. Kaser, T. Karl, M. Graus, J. Peischl, T. L. Campos, S. Shertz, E. C. Apel, R. S. Hornbrook,
A. Hills, J. B. Gilman, B. M. Lerner, C. Warneke, F. M. Flocke, T. B. Ryerson, A. B. Guenther, and J.
A. de Gouw, 2015: Airborne flux measurements of methane and volatile organic compounds over the
Haynesville and Marcellus shale gas production regions. Journal of Geophysical Research-
Atmospheres, 120, 6271-6289.doi: 10.1002/2015jd023242
Thompson, C. R., P. B. Shepson, J. Liao, L. G. Huey, E. C. Apel, C. A. Cantrell, F. Flocke, J. Orlando,
A. Fried, S. R. Hall, R. S. Hornbrook, D. J. Knapp, R. L. Mauldin, D. D. Montzka, B. C. Sive, K.
Ullmann, P. Weibring, and A. Weinheimer, 2015: Interactions of bromine, chlorine, and iodine
photochemistry during ozone depletions in Barrow, Alaska. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15,
9651-9679.doi: 10.5194/acp-15-9651-2015
Custard, K. D., C. R. Thompson, K. A. Pratt, P. B. Shepson, J. Liao, L. G. Huey, J. J. Orlando, A. J.
Weinheimer, E. Apel, S. R. Hall, F. Flocke, L. Mauldin, R. S. Hornbrook, D. Pohler, S. General, J.
Zielcke, W. R. Simpson, U. Platt, A. Fried, P. Weibring, B. C. Sive, K. Ullmann, C. Cantrell, D. J.
Knapp, and D. D. Montzka, 2015: The NOx dependence of bromine chemistry in the Arctic
atmospheric boundary layer. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15, 10799-10809.doi: 10.5194/acp-
15-10799-2015
Barth, M. C., C. A. Cantrell, W. H. Brune, S. A. Rutledge, J. H. Crawford, H. Huntrieser, L. D. Carey, D.
MacGorman, M. Weisman, K. E. Pickering, E. Bruning, B. Anderson, E. Apel, M. Biggerstaff, T.
Campos, P. Campuzano-Jost, R. Cohen, J. Crounse, D. A. Day, G. Diskin, F. Flocke, A. Fried, C.
Garland, B. Heikes, S. Honomichl, R. Hornbrook, L. G. Huey, J. L. Jimenez, T. Lang, M.
Lichtenstern, T. Mikoviny, B. Nault, D. O'Sullivan, L. L. Pan, J. Peischl, I. Pollack, D. Richter, D.
Riemer, T. Ryerson, H. Schlager, J. St Clair, J. Walega, P. Weibring, A. Weinheimer, P. Wennberg, A.
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Wisthaler, P. J. Wooldridge, and C. Ziegler, 2015: THE DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUDS AND
CHEMISTRY (DC3) FIELD CAMPAIGN. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 96,
1281-1309.doi: 10.1175/bams-d-13-00290.1
Apel, E. C., R. S. Hornbrook, A. J. Hills, N. J. Blake, M. C. Barth, A. Weinheimer, C. Cantrell, S. A.
Rutledge, B. Basarab, J. Crawford, G. Diskin, C. R. Homeyer, T. Campos, F. Flocke, A. Fried, D. R.
Blake, W. Brune, I. Pollack, J. Peischl, T. Ryerson, P. O. Wennberg, J. D. Crounse, A. Wisthaler, T.
Mikoviny, G. Huey, B. Heikes, D. O'Sullivan, and D. D. Riemer, 2015: Upper tropospheric ozone
production from lightning NOx-impacted convection: Smoke ingestion case study from the DC3
campaign. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 120, 2505-2523.doi:
10.1002/2014jd022121
Ambrose, J. L., L. E. Gratz, D. A. Jaffe, T. Campos, F. M. Flocke, D. J. Knapp, D. M. Stechman, M.
Stell, A. J. Weinheimer, C. A. Cantrell, and R. L. Mauldin, 2015: Mercury Emission Ratios from Coal-
Fired Power Plants in the Southeastern United States during NOMADSS. Environmental Science &
Technology, 49, 10389-10397.doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01755
Year 2016, submitted and under revision
P. Reddy and G. Pfister: July maximum surface ozone, meteorological variables, and satellite nitrogen
dioxide in Colorado, Utah, and other western U.S. states", under revision for J. Geophys. Res., doi:
10.1002/2015JD023840
Mizzi, A. P., Arellano Jr., A. F., Edwards, D. P., Anderson, J. L., and Pfister, G. G., 2016: Assimilating
compact phase space retrievals of atmospheric composition with WRF-Chem/DART: a regional
chemical transport/ensemble Kalman filter data assimilation system, Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 965-978,
doi:10.5194/gmd-9-965-2016.
C. Zhao, M. Huang, J. D. Fast, L. K. Berg, Y. Qian, A. Guenther, D. Gu, M. Shrivastava, Y. Liu, S.
Walters, G. Pfister, J. Jin, J. E. Shilling, and C. Warneke, 2016: Sensitivity of biogenic volatile
organic compounds (BVOCs) to land surface parameterizations and vegetation distributions in
California, Geophys. Model Devel., doi:10.5194/gmd-9-1959-2016.
Breanna L. Alman; G. Pfister; Hua Hao; X. Hu; Y. Liu; M. J. Strickland, 2016: The association of
wildfire smoke with respiratory and cardiovascular emergency department visits in Colorado in 2012:
A case crossover study, Environmental Health, doi: 10.1186/s12940-016-0146-8.
Sachin D. Ghude, D. M. Chate, C. Jena, G. Beig, R. Kumar, M. C. Barth, G. G. Pfister, S. Fadnavis and
P. Rao, 2016: Premature mortality in India due to PM2.5 and ozone exposure, submitted to Geophys.
Res. Letters, DOI: 10.1002/2016GL068949
Vu, K. T., Dingle, J. H., Bahreini, R., Reddy, P. J., Campos, T. L., Diskin, G. S., Fried, A., Herndon, S.
C., Hornbrook, R. S., Huey, G., Kaser, L., Montzka, D. D., Nowak, J. B., Richter, D., Roscioli, J. R.,
Shertz, S., Stell, M., Tanner, D., Tyndall, G., Walega, J., Weibring, P., Weinheimer, A. J., Pfister, G.,
and Flocke, F.: Impacts of the Denver Cyclone on Regional Air Quality and Aerosol Formation in the
Colorado Front Range during FRAPPÉ 2014, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., doi:10.5194/acp-2016-
532, in review, 2016
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Appendix B:
2010-2016 funded grants with Gabriele Pfister or Frank Flocke as Principal Investigator (PI) or co-
Principal Investigator (co-PI)
Title Sponsor Beg Date End Date
NCAR Chemical Forecasting and Analysis for
SEAC4RS
NASA 8/1/2011 7/31/2014
Chemical Data Assimilation and Analog-Based
Uncertainty Quantification to Improve
Decision-Making in Public Health and Air
Quality
NASA 10/24/2014 10/23/2017
Health and Air Quality NASA, Colorado State
University
11/1/2014 10/31/2017
Health effects from wildfire air pollution: a
spatiotemporal modeling approach
Department of Interior
Bureau of Land
Management, U of
California at Berkeley
9/1/2014 8/31/2016
Global and Regional Chemical Forecasting and
Analysis using CAM-chem, Data Assimilation
and WRF-Chem for KORUS-AQ
NASA 10/1/2015 9/30/2018
The Informational Gain Of Satellite Products In
Analyzing And Predicting Chemical Weather
NASA 6/1/2010 5/31/2014
Integrating carbon monoxide and aerosol
retrievals: Improving estimates of aerosol
vertical distribution, carbon component and
local radiative effect
NASA 3/23/2011 3/22/2016
A Framework for Regional-Scale Atmospheric
Composition Observation System & Simulation
Experiments (OSSEs)
NASA 4/29/2011 4/28/2015
Collaborative Research: Type 1: Chemistry and
Climate over Asia: Understanding the Impact of
Changing Climate and Emissions on
Atmospheric Composition (L02170219)
NSF 2/14/2011 2/13/2015
Air Quality Applied Sciences Team: Integrating
satellite observations of tropospheric pollutants
NASA 5/12/2011 5/11/2016
FRAPPÉ - Front Range Air Pollution and
Photochemistry Éxperiment
NSF; Note: funding to
FRAPPÉ partners was
provided by CDPHE
7/16/2014 8/16/2014
Process-Based and Regional Source Impact
Analysis for FRAPPÉ and DISCOVER-AQ
2014
State of Colorado 4/08/2016 6/30/2017
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Appendix C-1: Curriculum Vitae Gabriele Pfister
Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling (ACOM) Laboratory
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
Email: pfister@ucar.edu Phone: +1 303 497 2915
Education
· Ph.D., Karl-Franzens University Graz, Austria, 2000
· Master of Science, Karl-Franzens University Graz, Austria, 1997
Professional Employment History
May 2014-Present Scientist III, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
May 2010-April 2014 Scientist II, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
May 2007-April 2010 Scientist I, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
Feb. 2006-May 2007 Project Scientist, NCAR, Boulder, CO
Aug. 2004-Feb. 2006 Advanced Study Program Postdoctoral Fellow, NCAR, Boulder, CO
July 2003-July 2004 Erwin-Schrödinger Post-Doctoral Fellow (Austrian Science Fund), NCAR,
Boulder, CO
May 2003-June 2003 Visiting Scientist, NCAR, Boulder, CO
May 2002-May 2003 Erwin-Schrödinger Post-Doctoral Fellow (Austrian Science Fund), NCAR,
Boulder, CO
July 2001-May 2002 Postdoctoral Researcher, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research,
Wellington and Lauder, New Zealand
Feb. 1996-July 2001 Research Assistant, University of Graz, Austria
Selected Recent Publications
Pfister, G., J. Avise, C. Wiedinmyer, D. P. Edwards, L. K. Emmons, G. D. Diskin, J. Podolske, and A.
Wisthaler, 2011: CO source contribution analysis for California during ARCTAS-CARB, Atmos.
Chem. Phys., 11, 7515-7532, doi:10.5194/acp-11-7515-2011.
Ghude, S. D., G. Pfister, C. Jena, R.J. van der A, L. K. Emmons, and R. Kumar, 2012: Satellite
constraints of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from India based on OMI observations and WRF-Chem
simulations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 40, doi: 10.1029/2012GL053926.
Pfister, G., S. Walters, L.K. Emmons, and D.P. Edwards, 2013: Quantifying the contribution of inflow on
surface ozone over California, J. Geophys. Res., 118, doi:10.1002/2013JD020336.
Pfister, G., S. Walters, J.-F. Lamarque, J. Fast, M. Barth, J. Done, G. Holland, and C. Bruyere, 2013:
Prediction of Future Summertime Ozone over the U.S., J. Geophys. Res., 119, 5559–5582,
doi:10.1002/2013JD020932.
Thomas, J. L., J.-C. Raut, K.S. Law, L. Marelle, G. Ancellet, F. Ravetta, J.D. Fast, G. Pfister, L.K.
Emmons, G.S. Diskin, A. Weinheimer, A. Roiger, A., and H. Schlager, 2013: Pollution transport from
North America to Greenland during summer 2008, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 3825-3848,
doi:10.5194/acp-13-3825-2013.
Kumar, R., M. Naja, G. Pfister, M. C. Barth, and G. P. Brasseur, 2013: Source attribution of carbon
monoxide in India and surrounding regions during wintertime, J. Geophys. Res., 118,
doi:10.1002/jgrd.50134.
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Jaffe, D.A., N. Widger, N. Downey, G. Pfister, A. Boynard, and S. B. Reid, 2013: Impact of Wildfires on
Ozone Exceptional Events in the Western U.S., Environ. Sci. Technol., 10.1021/es402164f.
Streets, D.G., T. Canty, G. R. Carmichael, B. de Foy, R. R. Dickerson, B. N. Duncan, D. P. Edwards, J.
A. Haynes, D. K. Henze, M. R. Houyoux, D. J. Jacob, N. A. Krotkov, L. N. Lamsal, Y. Liu, Z. Lu, R.
V. Martin, G. G. Pfister, R. W. Pinder, R. J. Salawitch, K. J. Wecht, 2013: Emissions estimation from
satellite retrievals: A review of current capability, Atmospheric Environment, 77, 1011-1042, ISSN
1352-2310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.05.051.
Lapina, K., D. Henze, J. Milford, M. Huang, M. Lin, A. Fiore, G. Carmichael, G. Pfister, K. Bowman,
2014: Assessment of source contributions to seasonal vegetative exposure to ozone in the U.S., J.
Geophys. Res., 119, doi:10.1002/2013JD020905.
Jena, C., S.D. Ghude, G. Pfister, D.M. Chate, R. Kumar, G. Beig, D.E. Surendran, S. Fadnavis, D.M. Lai,
2015: Influence of springtime biomass burning in South Asia on regional ozone (O3): A model based
case study. Atmospheric Environment, 100, 37-47, DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.10.027.
Reid, C.E., M. Jerrett, M.L. Petersen, G. G. Pfister, P. E. Morefield, I.B. Tager, S. M. Raffuse, and J.R
Balmes. 2015: Spatiotemporal Prediction of Fine Particulate Matter During the 2008 Northern
California Wildfires Using Machine Learning, Environmental Science & Technology, DOI:
10.1021/es505846r
Alexeeff, S. E., Pfister, G. G. and Nychka, D., 2015: A Bayesian model for quantifying the change in
mortality associated with future ozone exposures under climate change. Biometrics. doi:
10.1111/biom.12383
P. Reddy and G. Pfister: July maximum surface ozone, meteorological variables, and satellite nitrogen
dioxide in Colorado, Utah, and other western U.S. states", under revision for J. Geophys. Res., doi:
10.1002/2015JD023840
Note: full publication list for past 5 years is included in Appendix A
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Appendix C-2: Curriculum Vitae Flocke
Frank M. Flocke
Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling (ACOM) Laboratory
National Center for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000
ffl@ucar.edu
History of Employment
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
Scientist III 7/2003 to present
Scientist II 7/1998 to 6/2003
Scientist I 8/1994 to 6/1998
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
Staff Scientist 6/1993 to 7/1994
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
Scientific Visitor 11/1993 to 12/1993
Postdoctoral Fellow 6/1992 to 5/1993
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
Research Assistant/Graduate Student 6/1987 to 5/1992
Degrees
Dr.rer.nat. (Ph.D.) 1992 Bergische Universität, Wuppertal, Germany,
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany.
Diplom-Chemiker 1988 Bergische Universität, Wuppertal, Germany,
(Master’s degree in Chemistry) and Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany.
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. K.H. Becker, Prof. Dr. D. Kley
Research Interests
• Air quality
• Aircraft observations
• Air Pollution Studies
• Photochemistry
• Measurements and atmospheric chemistry of organic nitrates
• Transformations of reactive nitrogen in the atmosphere
• Ozone formation and radical processes in the polluted troposphere
• Tropospheric and stratospheric tracers
Summary of recent Research Experience
• Co-Lead for FRAPPÉ (with Gabriele Pfister), lead aircraft scientist on NCAR/NSF C-130)
• Mission Scientist on the NCAR/NSF GV aircraft for selected DC-3 flights
• Responsible for a number of community aircraft instruments housed in ACD and partially
supported by EOL / HAIS as part of the new Atmospheric Chemistry Center for Observational
Research and Data (ACCORD)
• Active support of airborne and ground based field missions. Active support of university and
other agency groups during aircraft deployments using NCAR
• Mission scientist on NCAR/NSF C-130 aircraft during MIRAGE-Mex aircraft field mission
conducted in Mexico City in the spring of 2006.
Note: publication list for past 5 years is included in Appendix A=
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Attachment B: Budget
1. Award Instrument
Should this proposal be selected for award we request that a direct grant be awarded to the
University Corporation of Atmospheric Research (UCAR), rather than an inter-agency transfer.
NCAR’s cognizant Federal agency is the National Science Foundation, Mr. Sohel Ahmed, (703)
292-2957, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230, soahmed@nsf.gov.
2. Direct Labor
Dr. Gabriele Pfister, Scientist III, of the Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling
(ACOM) Lab at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), will serve as the
Principal Investigator and will advise the Postdoctoral Researcher in his/her work and is
responsible for consolidating the results and preparing the final report. Dr. Pfister will provide
1% effort for this project.
Dr. Frank Flocke, Scientist III of ACOM/NCAR, will assist with using the observational data set
and help in the interpretation of the results will serve as the Co-Investigator.
A Postdoctoral Researcher TBD will perform the analysis of the observational and modeling
data sets. The postdoctoral researcher will provide 20% effort for this project.
3. Regular Salaries and Fringe Benefits Total - $17,050 Direct
Labor Total ‐ $10,979
Salaries are calculated at 85% for worked‐time only. Salary is budgeted with an increase of
4% at the beginning of each fiscal year for inflation and merit increases.
Fringe Benefits Total ‐ $6,071
Benefits are calculated at 55.3% of salary for fiscal year 2016. (Vacation, holidays, sick
time, and other non‐worked time are paid from the UCAR benefits pool.)
4. Other Direct Costs
Facilities and Administrative Costs
UCAR Provisional Rates
Budgets include provisional rates, which are subject to review and approval of NSF. Out
year rates are estimated based on current provisional rates and are subject to change.
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BUDGET Gabriele Pfister, JUSTIFICATION NCAR
Indirect Indirect Costs Costs are Total calculated – $9,770 at a provisional rate of 57.3% for FY 2016. The base used for
calculating indirect costs is $17,050. The effective period of the rate is October 1, 2015 to
September excluded individual from 30, subcontract 2016. MTDC Indirect are amounts equipment Costs in are excess costing applied of $$to 25,5,all 000 000 modified or per more, fiscal
total participant year. direct costs costs, (MTDC)and . Items
Computing Computing Service Service Center Center (CSC) (CSC) expenses Total – are $2,306 a method of distributing the cost of computer
support 2016 framework is $personnel 7.25 of per “Specialized work fairly hour among Service of support. many Centers” different The in CSC accordance projects. rates are The with established
ACOM 2 CFR Lab 200, each CSC OMB year rate Uniform within for FY the
Guidance. UCAR Management Fee – $874
The UCAR management fee is a fixed fee, calculated at 3% of MTDC and NCAR applied
indirect 5. Description costs. of Facilities and Equipment
The Atmospheric Chemistry Division (ACD) at the National Center for Atmospheric Research
(NCAR) will provide office space and administrative support in Boulder, Colorado. We will use
standard facilities at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), such as desktop
computers and office equipment.
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UCAR Proposal Budget Detail
Proposal # 2016-0644
Proposal Title: Monitoring network assessment for the City of Fort Collins
UCAR Entity: NCAR
Period of Performance: 09-01-2016 - 06-30-2017
Principal Investigator GABRIELE PFISTER
Unit / Rate
Effort
Year
1
Year 1
City of Fort Collins Cumulative Grand Total
Salaries Regular Salaries POSTGRADUATE SCI (TBD) FTE 0.20 10,112 10,112
SCIENTIST III FTE 0.01 867 867
Subtotal Salaries 10,979 10,979
Fringe
Benefits
Regular Benefits @ 55.30 % 6,071 6,071
Subtotal Fringe Benefits 6,071 6,071
Total Salaries and Benefits 17,050 17,050
Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC) 17,050 17,050
Indirect
Costs
NCAR Indirect Cost Rate (MTDC) 57.30 % 9,770 9,770
Total Indirect Costs 9,770 9,770
MTDC Costs
that Include
Indirect
Costs
Computing Service Center Computing Service Center $7.25 / hr 2,306 2,306
Subtotal MTDC Costs that Include Indirect Costs 2,306 2,306
Total MTDC + Applied Indirect Costs 29,126 29,126
Management
Fee
UCAR Management Fee 3.00 % 874 874
Total Funding To UCAR 30,000 30,000
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Attachment C Agreement No. 20160644
Contact Information
CITY CONTACTS UCAR CONTACTS
Institution/Organization
Name: City of Fort Collins, Colorado
Address: PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Institution/Organization
Name: University Corporation for
Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Address: 3090 Center Green Drive
Boulder, CO 80301
Administrative Contact
Name: Ed Bonnette, Senior Buyer
215 N Mason St, Purchasing, 2nd floor
Address: PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Telephone: 970-221-6775
Fax: 970-221-6707
Email: ebonnette@fcgov.com
Administrative Contact
Name: Barb Tunison
Address: 3090 Center Green Drive
Boulder, CO 80301
Telephone: 303-497-2908
Email: barbt@ucar.edu
Principal Investigator
Name: Cassie Archuleta, Sr Environmental Planner
Address: 215 N Mason St, Environmental Services,1st floor
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Telephone: 970-416-2648
Fax:
Email: carchuleta@fcgov.com
Principal Investigator
Name: Gabrielle Pfister
Address: 3090 Center Green Drive
Boulder, CO 80301
Telephone: 303-497-2915
Email: pfister@ucar.edu
Financial Contact
Name: Wendy Bricher, Financial Coordinator
Address: 300 LaPorte Ave, City Hall West
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Telephone: 970-221-6506
Fax:
Email: wbricher@fcgov.com
Financial Contact
Name: Anita Monk-Ryan
Address: 3090 Center Green Drive
Boulder, CO 80301
Telephone: 303-497-8854
Fax: 303-497-8501
Email: amonk@ucar.edu
Authorized Official
Name: Gerry Paul, Director of Purchasing
Address: 215 N Mason St, Purchasing, 2nd floor
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Telephone: 970-221-6775
Fax:
Email: gspaul@fcgov.com
Authorized Official
Name: Amy Smith
Address: 3090 Center Green Drive
Boulder, CO 80301
Telephone: 303-497-8872
Fax: 303-497-8501
Email: asmith@ucar.edu
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NOx, CO, CH4, oxidants,
hydrocarbons, particulates.
* Location of CSU site: 40.593N, 105.141W
** Location of Ft. Collins West site: 40.577N, 105.079W
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