TOPDOWN 2014 News & Links

Oil and Gas Info

North Dakota Industrial Commission, Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Mapping System

Four Corners

CIRES News: Scientists probe methane emission mystery in Four Corners region 7 April 2015

New Mexico Environment Department: Four Corners Area Current Studies

New Mexico Environment Department: Four Corners Air Quality Group (4CAQG)

Satellite products

NOAA NCEI VIIRS DNB Nighttime Imagery

Weather and Meteorology

NOAA ESRL CSD Meteorological Products - GOES and radar images

NWS Graphical Forecasts - Northern Plains (winds)

NOAA Aviation Weather Center METARs

ICARTT Data Format

ICARTT data format information

HYSPLIT Trajectory Model Instructions

1. Navigate to the NOAA ARL HYSPLIT model
2. Select Run HYSPLIT Trajectory Model
3. Select "Compute forecast trajectories"
4. Number of trajectory starting locations: 1
5. Type of trajectory: Matrix
6. NEXT>>
7. Meteorology: NAM CONUS
8. Lower left: 47.5N, 104W
9. Upper right: 48.5N, 102W
10. First grid point NE of lower left point: 47.75N, 103.5W
11. NEXT>>
12. Select Meteorological Forecast Cycle: (select most recent)
13. NEXT>>
14. Trajectory direction: Select backward
15. Start time (UTC): Select day 21 hours (4 pm)
16. Total run time (hours): 5 hours
17. Level 1 height: 1000 magl
18. GIS output of contours? Google Earth (kmz)
19. Zoom Factor: 200