This situation can be accounted for in the new EPA Models 3 format, which allows for nested grids. During the second year of the study, the ASU sub-model and the wind model will be adapted to the nested grid format. The results can be used by the Paso del Norte Air Quality Task Force for future pollution control in the border region. The Models 3 part of the study would be helpful in the event that El Paso is selected as a demonstration site for Models 3. In the last regard, the work will result in an improved model and demonstrate that alternate wind models and sub-models could work in the Models 3 format.
Project is ongoing.