What is CMAS?

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What is CMAS?

• Bob Imhoff, CMAS Director
• Models-3 Users Workshop
• October 22, 2002

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Models-3 CMAS CMAQ ?

• What the heck is the difference between CMAQ and
  CMAS and what is Models-3 anyway?

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CMAQ CMAS

• CMAQ (SEE MAC) is the air quality model.
  (Community Multiscale Air Quality model)
• CMAS (SEE MASS) is the technology transfer
  system. (Community Modeling and Analysis System)

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Models-3

• Models-3 is
• EPAs third-generation multiscale, multimedia,
  modeling system.
• Models-3 is not
• The old framework. The old framework is dead.

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Models-3 Includes

• CMAQ
• SMOKE
• MCIP
• MCPL
• PAVE

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Models-3 Associates

• MM5
• RAMS
• EMS 2000
• VIS5D