This webinar will provide an overview of challenges encountered in measuring, reporting and forecasting of air quality in NSW during the 2019-20 bushfire season. It will cover:
- what were the climatic drivers of bushfires, smoke and dust storms seen in 2019
- how air quality data is measured across the NSW government’s extensive network of sites
- reporting of air quality to the public during emergencies: limitations and improvements
- how numerical modelling tools are established to improve the accuracy of air quality forecasting, collaboration with other government agencies and science partners, and the future R&D plan
