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The New England Air Quality Forecasting Pilot Program: Development of an Evaluation Protocol and Performance Benchmark

Daiwen Kang Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, Air Resources Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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Brian K. Eder Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, Air Resources Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Research Triangle Park, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Ariel F. Stein Fundación Centro de Estudios Ambientales del Meditrráneo, Valencia, Spain
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Georg A. Grell Forecast Systems Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO, USA
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Steven E. Peckham Forecast Systems Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO, USA
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John McHenry Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Pages 1782-1796 | Published online: 01 Mar 2012

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