RFLee Consulting

Resumé

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Russell F. Lee, Meteorologist

December 8, 2009

Expertise

Air pollution meteorology
Air dispersion model applications, including AERMOD, CALPUFF, ISC and CAL3QHC
AERMOD and ISCST3 training
Technical and peer review
Air dispersion model evaluation
Modeling software development and customization (Fortran)
Expert testimony

Sample projects

AERMOD and ISCST3 training, both within and outside the U.S.
AERMOD, CALPUFF, ISCST3 and CAL3QHC modeling projects
Acquisition and preprocessing of meteorological data for modeling projects
Technical advice and assistance to clients for their CALPUFF, AERMOD and ISCST3 modeling projects
Expert consultation for legal cases
Technical consultation on, and preparation of, a draft modeling guidance for a jurisdiction outside the U.S.
Technical review of modeling projects and documents
Model-related software modification and development
Consulting in air dispersion modeling (AERMOD, CALPUFF, ISC)

Education and Training

B.S. Engineering (Meteorology), University of Michigan, 1963
Graduate courses in meteorology and mathematics, North Carolina State University, 1981-1985 (no degree earned)
CALPUFF Training Course by Earth Tech, 2003

Professional Activities and Memberships

American Meteorological Society (AMS) (Full Member)
Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA)
American Society of Testing and Materials, member of Subcommittee 11 (Meteorology) of Committee D22 (Sampling and Analysis of Atmospheres)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
New York Academy of Science (since 1999)
AMS/EPA Regulatory Model Improvement Committee (AERMIC), which developed the AERMOD air dispersion model (1991 - 2005)

Employment History

1999-Present: Independent consultant in air pollution meteorology, currently in Asheville, NC
1997-1999: Senior Product Specialist, Trinity Consultants, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC
1970-1997: Meteorologist, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, assigned to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (retired October 1997)
1964-1969: Meteorologist, National Weather Records Center (now National Climatic Data Center-NCDC), U.S. Department of Commerce, Asheville, NC

Selected Recent Publications and Presentations

Books

Thé, J.L., and R.F. Lee, 2004: Chapter 22: Available Software, Air Quality Modeling: Volume I—Fundamentals, Paolo Zannetti, ed. Air and Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

Journal Articles

Cimorelli, A.J., S.G. Perry, A. Venkatram, J.C. Weil, R.J. Paine, R.B. Wilson, R.F. Lee and W.D. Peters, 2005: AERMOD: A dispersion model for industrial source applications Part I: General formulation and boudary layer characterization. J. Appl. Meteor. Vol. 44, No. 5, pp. 682-692.

Perry, S.G., A.J. Cimorelli, J.C. Weil, A. Venkatram, R.J. Paine, R.B. Wilson, R.F. Lee and W.D. Peters, 2005: AERMOD: A dispersion model for industrial source applications Part II: Model performance against 17 field-study databases. J. Appl. Meteor. Vol. 44, No. 5, pp. 694-708.

Venkatram, A., R. Brode, R. Lee, R. Paine, S. Perry, W. Peters, J. Weil, R. Wilson, 2001: A complex terrain dispersion model for regulatory applications. Atmos. Environ. Vol. 35, No. 24, pp. 4211-4221.

Technical Conference Papers

Lee, R.F. and J.L. Thé, 2003: The Effect of CALMET Surface Layer Weighting Parameter R1 on the Accuracy of CALMET at Other Nearby Sites: a Case Study. Paper number 03-A-32 presented at Guideline on Air Quality Models: The Path Forward, October 22-24, 2003, Mystic, CT. Air and Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

Paine, R.J., R.W. Brode, R.B. Wilson, A.J. Cimorelli, S.G. Perry, J.C. Weil, A. Venkatram, W.D. Peters and R. Lee, 2003: AERMOD: Latest features and evaluation results. Paper number 69878 presented at A&WMA 96th Annual conference and Exhibition, June 22-26, 2003. Air and Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

Nand, K., R.F. Lee and K. Lu, 2003: Paper number presented at A&WMA 96th Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 22-26, 2003. Air and Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

Thé, J.L., R.W. Brode and R.F. Lee, 2001: Worldwide data quality effects on PBL short-range regulatory air dispersion models. Proceedings, Seventh International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory purposes, May 28-31, 2001, Belgirate, Italy. Paper presented by J.L. Thé.

Lee, R.F., R.J. Paine, 2001: Effect of ASOS cloud data on AERMOD results. Air and Waste Management Association Conference on Guideline on air Quality Models: a new beginning, April 4-6, 2001, Newport RI. Air and Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA. Paper presented by R. Lee.