Meteorological Data

AERMOD Meteorological Data Set

The pre-processed datasets below are required for both toxics and PSD modeling using AERMOD. Use of any other data sets for modeling.  If including data collected from on-site data at a facility receive prior approval by AQAB staff. To download the desired data set, click on the appropriate line below. All data sets last updated September 1, 2019.

• Burlington (surface) / Greensboro (upper air)
• Chapel Hill (surface) / Greensboro (upper air)
• Charlotte (surface) / Greensboro (upper air)
• Danville (surface) / Greensboro (upper air)
• Fayetteville (Pope AFB) (surface) / Greensboro (upper air)
• Gastonia (surface) / Greensboro (upper air)
• Greensboro (surface) / Greensboro (upper air)
• Lumberton (surface) / Greensboro (upper air)
• Maxton (surface) / Greensboro (upper air)
• Monroe (surface) / Greensboro (upper air)
• Winston-Salem (surface) / Greensboro (upper air)
• Raleigh-Durham (surface) / Greensboro (upper air)
• Elizabeth City (surface) / Newport, NC (upper air)
• Beaufort (surface) / Newport, NC (upper air)
• New Bern (surface) / Newport, NC (upper air)
• Rocky Mount - Wilson (surface) / Newport, NC (upper air)
• Wilmington (surface) / Newport, NC (upper air)

NOTE: For modeling in western and northwestern counties of NC you need to contact AQAB directly to discuss meteorological options.

For a listing of the "Profile Base Elevations" for the above data sets, click here.

To determine which meteorological data set to use, click here.