The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Air Quality Modeling in the Gulf of Mexico Region study (OCS Study BOEM 2019-057) prepared offshore modeled meteorological files for use in the Comprehensive Air Quality Model with Extensions (CAMx), the American Meteorological Society/Environmental Protection Agency Regulatory Model (AERMOD) and California Puff Model (CALPUFF). The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, generated a five-year meteorological dataset for the Gulf of Mexico region for years 2010-2014. The data was processed with the Mesoscale Model Interface (MMIF) program for formatting. These datasets support air dispersion modeling efforts to report modeled air quality impacts. For more information about this program, please visit marinecadastre.gov. The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provided an independent technical review of the study (see https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/review-of-the-boem-air-quality-modeling-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-study). The images in the right panel presents the domain of the model and study sites.

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