The search begins

Ok, so now we need to...

1. Build a spreadsheet of stations in VA, data available at station, lat/long for stations
2. Gather ambient data for stations in VA
3. Convert lat/long to x/y and x/y into gridcell
4. Compare real data with model data
   

The yellow brick road is marked by these webpages:

• Ambient Data for Model Evaluation
  http://pah.cert.ucr.edu/vistas/ambient.shtml
  
• Ambient Datalist
  http://pah.cert.ucr.edu/vistas/docs/Ambient_datalist.doc
• Selected AQS Code Descriptions
  http://www.epa.gov/ttn/airs/airsaqs/manuals/codedescs.htm
• VIEWS Website
  http://vista.cira.colostate.edu/views/Web/IMPROVE/improve_data_prelim.htm
  

Let the hunt begin!