Classes

The CMAS Center offers semiannual training classes on supported software. Classes will be offered in conjunction with our annual CMAS Conference, as well as once in the spring (usually April). Register for an upcoming class.

Training classes are available for the following CMAS-supported software:

• BenMAP Class
• CMAQ Class
• Remote Sensing Data Usage in Air Quality Assessments Class
• SMOKE Class

CMAS trainings consists of classroom sessions and lab sessions. All of the CMAS trainings, with the exception of BenMAP, are currently based on UNIX scripts; BenMAP is a Windows-based training. Trainees without any UNIX knowledge will struggle with the UNIX courses, although a basic introduction to UNIX is included with the course materials. Students in this situation are encouraged to learn some basic UNIX on their own before the class. We recommend running through this UNIX/Linux tutorial from the University of Surry, UK if you are a UNIX beginner or need to refresh your memory of UNIX before attending the CMAS trainings. The trainings hosted at the CMAS Center use either Ubuntu Linux laptops or MacOSx systems at the Institute for the Environment Visualization Lab for the lab sessions.

Training Location

Please pay close attention to the training location associated with each training date. Most trainings are offered at the CMAS Training Facility at UNC-Chapel Hill, but training sessions offered around the annual CMAS Conference will be held at the Conference location (Friday Center of UNC). Training courses can also be conducted off site, provided that appropriate facilities are available and there are an adequate number of interested students. For more information about off-site training, please email cmas@unc.edu and explain your training situation and needs.

Upcoming Classes

SMOKE   2005   11   CMAQ   2005   11   SMOKE   2006   19   CMAQ   2006   35   SMOKE   2007   35   CMAQ   2007   30   SMOKE   2008   22   CMAQ   2008   24   BenMAP   2008   20   SMOKE   2009   21   CMAQ   2009   27   BenMAP   2009   14   Remote Sensing   2009   11   SMOKE   2010   15   CMAQ   2010   17   BenMAP   2010   6   Remote Sensing   2010   12   SMOKE   2011   17   CMAQ   2011   21   BenMAP   2011   10   SMOKE   2012   10   CMAQ   2012   9   BenMAP   2012   3

SMOKE   2006   60   CMAQ   2006   40   WRF   2006   40   SMOKE   2007   50   CMAQ   2007   40   WRF   2007   40   SMOKE   2008   10   CMAQ   2008   10   WRF   2008   10   SMOKE   2009   40   BenMAP   2009   9   SMOKE   2011   90   CMAQ   2011   90