Web-based Tools to Improve Stakeholder Access to Emissions Information
This project will develop easy-to-use online tools to help people better understand how winter ozone forms and affects air quality. Researchers will build simplified models that show how weather, sunlight, and emissions influence ozone levels. These tools, along with related datasets and visualizations, will be hosted on a public web platform so scientists, policymakers, and community members can explore and learn from the information. By making complex air quality data more accessible, the project aims to support better understanding and decision-making around winter ozone events.
(Seth Lyman, Arjun Kulathuvayal)
Project end: December 2026
Funding: Utah Public Lands Initiative, Utah Legislature
Project Updates
Updated March 2026
- Major Findings:
- A project website, basinenergy.info, has been developed to host project information and resources.
- A project website, basinenergy.info, has been developed to host project information and resources.
- Current and Upcoming Work:
- The project team has established the technical infrastructure for basinenergy.info and is currently populating the platform with datasets and related resources.
- Our methods for winter ozone box modeling have been improved; however, box models for three locations for winter 2023 have not yet been developed.
- The project team has established the technical infrastructure for basinenergy.info and is currently populating the platform with datasets and related resources.
- Problems:
- None to report.