Air Pollution Scientific Initiative (APSI) Topics MATRIX
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Topic	Subtopic Level 1	Subtopic Level 2	Basic	Intermediate	Advanced
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Air pollution		Guide	Guide
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Air pollution	Gaseous chemicals	Guide
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Air pollution	Particulate matter	Guide
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	History		Guide
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	History	Interdisciplinary		Guide
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	History	Primary and secondary pollutants
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Sources		Guide
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Sources	Natural sources
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Sources	Anthropogenic sources
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Spatial scale
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Spatial scale	Very short range (meters)
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Spatial scale	Short range/urban (1-5 km)
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Spatial scale	Intermediate/metropolitan (50 km)
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Spatial scale	Regional (200 km)
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Spatial scale	Continental (1000-5000 km)
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Spatial scale	Global	Guide
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Air pollution meteorology		Guide 1	Guide	Guide
			Guide 2
			Guide 3
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Air pollution meteorology	Micrometeorology
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Air pollution meteorology	Atmospheric diffusion and dispersion	Guide
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Air pollution meteorology	Atmospheric radiation	Guide
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Chemistry
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Chemistry	Photochemical gaseous smog	Guide
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Chemistry	Secondary particles
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Chemistry	Radioactivity
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Deposition
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Deposition	Acidic precipitation/Acid rain		Guide
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Indoor problems		Guide
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Atmospheric measurements
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Atmospheric extreme phenomena and events
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Air pollution episodes
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Air pollution engineering
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Policy measures
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Mitigation ways
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Adverse effects		Guide
			Note: Odor Problems
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Adverse effects	Humans	Guide 1	Guide
			Guide 2
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Adverse effects	Ecology and ecosystems
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS	Adverse effects	Climate	Guide
Topic	Subtopic Level 1	Subtopic Level 2	Basic	Intermediate	Advanced
EMISSIONS			Guide
EMISSIONS	Sources
EMISSIONS	Natural sources	Volcanic eruptions
EMISSIONS	Natural sources	Dust storms
EMISSIONS	Natural sources	Forest fires
EMISSIONS	Natural sources	Bioaerosols
EMISSIONS	Natural sources	Biogenic volatile organic compounts (bVOCs)
EMISSIONS	Natural sources - Indoor
EMISSIONS	Anthropogenic sources	Biomass burning
EMISSIONS	Anthropogenic sources	Transportation	Note: High and Super-High Emitters
			Note: Vehicle Refueling Emissions
			Note: Internal Combustion Processes
EMISSIONS	Anthropogenic sources	Industries
EMISSIONS	Anthropogenic sources	Construction activities
EMISSIONS	Anthropogenic sources	Power plants	Guide
EMISSIONS	Anthropogenic sources	Mining
EMISSIONS	Anthropogenic sources	Domestic activities
EMISSIONS	Anthropogenic sources - Indoor		Guide
Topic	Subtopic Level 1	Subtopic Level 2	Basic	Intermediate	Advanced
MODELING			Guide	Guide	Guide
MODELING	Why air quality modeling
MODELING	Why air quality modeling	Analytical models
MODELING	Why air quality modeling	Numerical models
MODELING	Why air quality modeling	Statistical models
MODELING	Spatial and temporal scales
MODELING	Concentration fluctuations
MODELING	Data needs		Note: Sources of Meteorological Observations
MODELING	Uses of models
MODELING	Uses of models	Regulatory compliance
MODELING	Uses of models	Research and development
MODELING	Uses of models	Policy and planning
MODELING	Uses of models	Legal cases	Guide
MODELING	Uses of models	Preparedness and response		Guide
MODELING	Model accuracy
MODELING	Model accuracy	Regulatory models
MODELING	Model accuracy	Non-regulatory models
MODELING	Model accuracy	Research prototypes
MODELING	Emission modeling and inventory		Guide
MODELING	Emission modeling and inventory	Stationary sources
MODELING	Emission modeling and inventory	Mobile sources
MODELING	Emission modeling and inventory	Natural sources
MODELING	Meteorological modeling
MODELING	Meteorological modeling	PBL models, higher order models, local, non-local
MODELING	Meteorological modeling	Similarity theory
MODELING	Meteorological modeling	Large-eddy simulations
MODELING	Meteorological modeling	Computational fluid dynamics
MODELING	Meteorological modeling	Mass consistent models
MODELING	Meteorological modeling	Coupling meteorological and air quality models			Guide
MODELING	Meteorological modeling	Statistical models
MODELING	Plume rise				Guide
MODELING	Plume rise	Semi-empirical formulas
MODELING	Plume rise	Full 3D models
MODELING	Gaussian models			Guide
				Note: AERMOD vs CALPUFF
MODELING	Gaussian models	Plume		Guide	Guide
MODELING	Gaussian models	Puff			Guide
MODELING	Gaussian models	Special applications			Guide
MODELING	Eulerian dispersion models				Guide
MODELING	Lagrangian particle models				Guide
MODELING	Lagrangian particle models	Monte-Carlo methods
MODELING	Atmospheric transformations				Guide
MODELING	Atmospheric transformations	Gas-phase		Guide
MODELING	Atmospheric transformations	Aerosols		Guide
MODELING	Atmospheric transformations	Aqueous chemistry
MODELING	Deposition phenomena		Guide		Guide
MODELING	Deposition phenomena	Dry deposition
MODELING	Deposition phenomena	Wet deposition
MODELING	Modeling of pesticide application, deposition, and drift				Guide
MODELING	Modeling of pesticide application, deposition, and drift	Ground application
MODELING	Modeling of pesticide application, deposition, and drift	Aerial application
MODELING	Indoor air pollution modeling				Guide
MODELING	Modeling of adverse effects		Note: Risk and Mortality
MODELING	Modeling of adverse effects	Health risks from combustion emissions
MODELING	Modeling of adverse effects	Odor modeling		Guide
MODELING	Modeling of adverse effects	Stratospheric Ozone		Guide
MODELING	Modeling of adverse effects	Climate change
MODELING	Modeling of adverse effects	Ecological risk assessment for air toxics
MODELING	Modeling of adverse effects	Combined assessment of health impacts and emission abatement strategies
MODELING	Modeling of adverse effects	Exposure assessment and toxicological studies
MODELING	Modeling of adverse effects	Epidemiological studies
MODELING	Modeling of adverse effects	Health risk assessment studies
MODELING	Modeling of adverse effects	Ecological effects
MODELING	Modeling of adverse effects	Visibility Impairment	Guide
MODELING	Statistical modeling
MODELING	Statistical modeling	Time series analysis
MODELING	Statistical modeling	Spectral analysis
MODELING	Statistical modeling	Forecast and alarm systems			Guide
MODELING	Statistical modeling	Receptor models			Guide
MODELING	Statistical modeling	Ensemble-based air quality predictions
MODELING	Statistical modeling	Neural networks
MODELING	Statistical modeling	Data assimilation
MODELING	Model evaluation and uncertainty				Guide
MODELING	Regulatory modeling			Guide
MODELING	Comprehensive modeling systems
MODELING	Comprehensive modeling systems	Simulation
MODELING	Comprehensive modeling systems	Optimization
MODELING	Modeling pre-processing
MODELING	Modeling post-processing
MODELING	Active groups in air pollution modeling
MODELING	Active groups in air pollution modeling	North America
MODELING	Active groups in air pollution modeling	Europe
MODELING	Active groups in air pollution modeling	Others
Topic	Subtopic Level 1	Subtopic Level 2	Basic	Intermediate	Advanced
MONITORING
MONITORING	Meteorology
MONITORING	Air quality
MONITORING	Air quality	Gas measurements
MONITORING	Air quality	Particulate measurements
MONITORING	Air quality	Background concentrations
MONITORING	Air quality	Isotopic measurements
MONITORING	Air quality	Episodes
MONITORING	Air quality	Dry and wet deposition
MONITORING	Air quality	Design of monitoring networks			Guide
MONITORING	Tracer studies			Guide
MONITORING	Wind tunnel studies
MONITORING	Gas chamber studies
MONITORING	Remote Sensing	Air pollution from satellites	Guide
Topic	Subtopic Level 1	Subtopic Level 2	Basic	Intermediate	Advanced
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING			Guide
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Control of gaseous pollutants
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Control of particulate matter
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Fugitive dust		Guide
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Combustion
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Waste incineration
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Semiconductors
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Evaporation
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Graphic arts
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Chemical processes
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Food/Agricultural
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Metallurgy
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Minerals
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Pharmaceutical
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Petroleum
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Wood processing
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Waste
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Accidents
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Mitigation options
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Mitigation options	Phytoremediation
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Mitigation options	Greenbelt development
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Mitigation options	Green buildings
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Adaptation options	Nature-Based Solutions			Guide
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING	Pharmaceutical	Spray drying processes			Guide
Topic	Subtopic Level 1	Subtopic Level 2	Basic	Intermediate	Advanced
OTHER TOPICS	Data analysis			Note: Kernel Density Estimation
OTHER TOPICS	Data analysis	Visualization
OTHER TOPICS	Data analysis	Correlation
OTHER TOPICS	Data analysis	Optimization
OTHER TOPICS	Data bases
OTHER TOPICS	Data bases	Harmo Initiative	Guide
OTHER TOPICS	Regulations		Guide
OTHER TOPICS	Regulations	Local
OTHER TOPICS	Regulations	National	Note: US EPA
OTHER TOPICS	Regulations	International	Note: Europe
OTHER TOPICS	Policy measures
OTHER TOPICS	Policy measures	Legal frameworks
OTHER TOPICS	Policy measures	Policy reforms
OTHER TOPICS	Policy measures	Conventions, protocols, and treaties on air pollution
OTHER TOPICS	Major field studies - Outdoor
OTHER TOPICS	Major field studies - Indoor
OTHER TOPICS	Major field studies - Indoor	Subway/Metro environments		Guide
OTHER TOPICS	Tracer experiments
OTHER TOPICS	Tracer experiments	Project Prarie Grass, 1956
OTHER TOPICS	Tracer experiments	Brookhaven/Smith, 1968
OTHER TOPICS	Tracer experiments	ALPNAP (Monitoring and minimization of traffic-induced noise and air pollution along major Alpine transport routes)
OTHER TOPICS	Tracer experiments	BTEX (Bolzano Tracer Experiment)
OTHER TOPICS	Tracer experiments	PCAPS (Persistent Cold-Air Pool)
OTHER TOPICS	Tracer experiments	TRACT (Transport of Air Pollutants over Complex Terrain)
OTHER TOPICS	Tracer experiments	TRANSALP (Mesoscale transport of atmospheric pollutants across the central Alps)
OTHER TOPICS	Tracer experiments	VOTALP (Vertical Ozone Transports in the Alps)
OTHER TOPICS	Tracer experiments	VTMX (Vertical Transport and Mixing)
OTHER TOPICS	Tracer experiments	ETEX (European Tracer Experiment)
OTHER TOPICS	Tracer experiments	CAPTEX (Cross-Appalachian Tracer Experiment)
OTHER TOPICS	Tracer experiments	ANATEX (Across-North-America Tracer Experiment)
OTHER TOPICS	Air pollution episodes
OTHER TOPICS	Air pollution episodes	Los Angeles smog	Guide
OTHER TOPICS	Air pollution episodes	Donora 1948	Guide
OTHER TOPICS	Air pollution episodes	London smog 1950s	Guide
OTHER TOPICS	Air pollution episodes	Seveso 1976	Guide
OTHER TOPICS	Air pollution episodes	Bhopal gas accident 1984	Guide
OTHER TOPICS	Air pollution episodes	Chernobyl 1986	Guide
OTHER TOPICS	Air pollution episodes	Fukushima 2011	Guide
OTHER TOPICS	Major events	SARS (SARS-CoV) Epidemic 2003
OTHER TOPICS	Major events	COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic 2020		Guide
INITIATIVES	Country/Region	Link	Guide
Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes	Europe	Link	Guide
LOCAL STUDIES	Country	State/Province	Region/County/City	Link	Guide
Tri-Valley Air Quality Community Alliance	United States of America	California	Tri-Valley	Link
Local Air Quality Studies in California - Web Links 2020-4	United States of America	California	Multiple Areas	Link
BOOKS	Year of Publication	Author(s)	Link	Guide
Air Pollution Concepts, Theory, and Applications	2019	Christian Seigneur	Link	Guide
Air Quality in Cities	2003	Moussiopoulos N., ed., et al.	Link	Guide
Air Pollution Modeling	1990	Paolo Zannetti	Link	Guide
Air pollution textbooks recommended by R. Baskett	Multiple years	Multiple Authors	Link
LECTURE SETS	Author(s)	Lecture Material
Atmospheric Pollution	Frank Freedman	Link
Air Pollution Concepts, Theory, and Applications	Christian Seigneur	Link
Short Course on Introduction to Air Pollution Modelling	Paolo Zannetti	Link
Air Quality Online Courses – Selected by R. Baskett	Multiple Authors	Link