Air Quality Bureau
Dispersion Modeling - Meteorological Data
The files in this section are used as input data for the AERMOD air quality modeling program.
All of the files in this section come in "ZIP" format. These files must first be downloaded to your system and the unzipped using any commercially available software utilities before they can be used as input to dispersion modeling programs. Please contact modeling staff for more information (http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/aqb/AQB-Contacts.html).
To access the files, scroll down to the table below.
Ozone data is for use in Ozone Limiting Model (OLM) or Plume Volume Molar Ratio Method (PVMRM) for calculating nitrogen dioxide concentrations.
Most of the data sets on our web site use an albedo of 0.3, a Bowen Ratio of 6.0, and a surface roughness of 0.15. It has been shown that albedo and Bowen Ratio have little effect on model results except at their extremes. The surface roughness has been chosen to match the land cover at most of our rural locations in the state (basically piñon/juniper or mesquite bush and cactus). We have no sites located in the Ponderosa pines and virtually no urban sites except in Albuquerque. The City of Albuquerque/Bernalillo County is a separate air quality program with different requirements than NMED.
Farmington and NSGS met data may differ from the values listed below.
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Table of Meteorological Files
Location |
Name |
Year |
AERMET |
Elevation_m |
Windrose(1) |
Ozone |
(Nearest area) |
(of met station) |
(file name) |
(meters) |
(annual) |
(file name) |
|
| Alamogordo | Holloman Air Force Base | 1995 | HOLEPZ95.zip | 1243 | Rose | |
| Albuquerque | Albuquerque International Airport | 1993 | ABQ_93.zip | 1620 | Rose | |
| Amarillo | Amarillo | 1991 | SCRAM_AMARILLO_91.zip | 1098 | Rose | |
| Artesia | Empire Abo (Use for eastern NM) | 1993-1994 | EMPABO_93-4.zip | 1080 | Rose | EmpAbo93_4o.zip |
| Bernalillo | Bernalillo | 1997 | BERN_97.zip | 1540 | Rose | |
| Clovis | Clovis | 2001 | Clovis2001.zip | 1283 | Rose | |
| Clovis | Clovis | 2002 | Clovis2002.zip | 1283 | Rose | |
| Clovis | Clovis | 2003 | Clovis2003.zip | 1283 | Rose | |
| Clovis | Clovis | 2004 | Clovis2004.zip | 1283 | Rose | |
| Clovis | Clovis | 2005 | Clovis2005.zip | 1283 | Rose | |
| Deming | Deming | 2001 | DEMING_01.zip | 1312 | Rose | |
| El Paso | El Paso International Airport | 1985 | SAMSON_EL_PASO_85.zip | 1195 | Rose | |
| Four Corners | Bloomfield | 1997 | BLOOM_97.zip | 1713 | Rose | |
| Four Corners | Shiprock - San Juan Gen Stn | 1993-1994 | NSGSMET93_94.zip | 1625 | Rose | |
| Four Corners | Val Verde | 1993 | VALVERDE_93.zip | 1705 | Rose | ValVer93o.zip |
| Four Corners | Farmington | 2006 | Farmington2006.zip | 1675 | Rose | |
| Four Corners | Farmington | 2007 | Farmington2007.zip | 1675 | Rose | |
| Four Corners | Farmington | 2008 | Farmington2008.zip | 1675 | Rose | |
| Four Corners | Farmington | 2009 | Farmington2009.zip | 1675 | Rose | |
| Four Corners | Farmington | 2010 | Farmington2010.zip | 1675 | Rose | |
| Gallup | Gallup | 1987 | SCRAM_GALLUP_87.zip | 1970 | Rose | |
| Gallup | Gallup | 1988 | SCRAM_GALLUP_88.zip | 1970 | Rose | |
| Gallup | Gallup | 1989 | SCRAM_GALLUP_89.zip | 1970 | Rose | |
| Gallup | Gallup | 1990 | SCRAM_GALLUP_90.zip | 1970 | Rose | |
| Gallup | Gallup | 1991 | SCRAM_GALLUP_91.zip | 1970 | Rose | |
| Las Cruces | Holman Road - East Mesa of Las Cruces | 1997 | HOLMANRD_97.zip | 1362 | Rose | CrucesE97o.zip |
| Los Alamos | Los Alamos | 1995 | LANL_95.zip | 2262 | Rose | |
| Rio Rancho | Intel Corporation, Rio Rancho | 1993 | INTEL934b.zip | 1595 | Rose | |
| Santa Fe | Santa Fe - State Police Academy | 1996 | SFMET_96.zip | 1978 | Rose | |
| Santa Fe | Santa Fe - State Police Academy | 1997 | SFMET_97.zip | 1978 | Rose | |
| Santa Fe | Santa Fe - State Police Academy | 1999 | SFMET_99.zip | 1978 | Rose | |
| Sunland Park | Sunland Park City Yard | 1991 | SPCY_91.zip | 1146 | Rose | |
| Sunland Park | Sunland Park City Yard | 1995 | SPCY_95.zip | 1146 | Rose | |
| Sunland Park | Sunland Park City Yard | 1996 | SPCY_96.zip | 1146 | Rose | |
| Sunland Park | Sunland Park City Yard | 1997 | SPCY_97.zip | 1146 | Rose | |
| Sunland Park | Sunland Park City Yard | 1998 | SPCY_98.zip | 1146 | Rose | |
| Sunland Park | Sunland Park City Yard | 1999 | SPCY_99.zip | 1146 | Rose | |
| Sunland Park | Sunland Pk - El Paso Elec Rio Grande | 2005 | EP_ELEC_05.zip | 1135 | Rose |
(1) Winds are direction blowing from.