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Introduction to Standards

Paul M. Fransioli, CCM

AMS Short Course on

Introduction to Measurements and

Observation Techniques

January 14, 2001 - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Introduction to Standards

Topics to be covered

• Introduction

• Consensus Standards Process

• ASTM Standards

• ANSI/ANS Standard

• ISO Standards

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Introduction

• Growing interest in quality control and quality assurance, including U.S. government directive on use of consensus standards

• Complementary roles of regulatory agency monitoring guidance and consensus standards

– Agency guidance for specific purpose measurements

– Standards have basic methods, instrument specifications, and broad scope monitoring requirements

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Consensus Standards Process

• ASTM and ISO Meteorology subcommittees are under the respective Air Quality committees

• Joint participation by manufacturers and users

• Consensus implies basic agreement among all participants

• Formal voting process ensures that problem situations can be fully addressed

• Standards are periodically re-affirmed

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ASTM Standards (Subcommittee D22.11)see ASTM Volume 11.03

Three types of meteorology standards

• Test method: define characteristics (4)

• Practice: perform an action (6)

• Terminology: definitions (2)

Three other types of standards

• Specification, Guide, Classification

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ANSI/ANSAmerican National Standards Institute and

American Nuclear Society

Two groups of meteorologists from the U.S. Department of Energy and the nuclear industry produced the new meteorological monitoring Standard for nuclear facilities: ANSI/ANS-3.11-2000.

Other standards being considered

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International Standards OrganizationTechnical Committee 146 / Subcommittee 5

Member countries have delegated representatives

• U.S. Secretariat is ANSI, assisted by ASTM

• TC146 has 6 subcommittees, 5 are air quality with 24 P-members, 39 O-members, 25 L-members

• SC5 has 9 P-members, 7 O-members (in addition to the Secretariat), and a Liaison with the World Meteorological Organization

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International Standards OrganizationTechnical Committee 146 / Subcommittee 5

Draft Standards in process on:

• Acoustic wind and temperature instruments and measurement methods

• Classical wind and temperature instruments

• Remote sensing, atmospheric model comparisons

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Conclusions

Consider using existing standards in planning both routine and special field measurement programs.

Get involved with the process -- ASTM and ISO committee meetings are often held in conjunction with AMS Annual Meetings. This includes Friday, January 19 at 1:30 p.m.