Since 1997, this agency has
contracted for aircraft equipped with regulatory compliance and
research grade ambient air monitoring equipment. The aircraft
have flown over 200 missions within and near Texas to gather
information about atmospheric chemistry processes, meteorological
phenomena, visibility degradation, and regional transport of
pollutants in and near Texas. This aircraft collected data
has been used to supplement data from the TCEQ ground-based air
monitoring network, for inclusion in State Implementation Plans
(SIPs), and to support recent state, regional, and national
computer modeling studies.
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2006 Program Objectives
In August and September of 2006, TCEQ
will collaborate with researchers from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on aircraft flights during
TexAQS II. The goal of these flights will be to study the
complex meteorological and chemical processes affecting Texas' air
quality. Please visit NOAA's 2006 TexAQS web site
for more information.
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Flight Notification E-mail List
The TCEQ is concerned about the security
of the general public and industrial facilities in Texas.
Low-flying aircraft can raise safety concerns, so the agency
notifies interested persons by e-mail of the general location of a
flight before it takes place. Aircraft type, color, and
identification (tail) number are provided to enable recognition of
a plane as a TCEQ contracted aircraft. Our Aircraft Photos and Instrument Systems page
has pictures of the airplanes for precise identification.
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Contact Us
Telephone – Doug Boyer:
512/239-1523 or Ken Rozacky: 512/239-6942
Email – aqp@tceq.state.tx.us (Please
put "Aircraft-Based Monitoring" in the subject line.)
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