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Team leader Dr. Koracin was the principal investigator, co-principal investigator or task leader for the atmospheric and dispersion modeling efforts of the meteorological and air quality studies such as: State Implementation Plan Planning Service for the Sacramento Ozone Nonattainment Area using MM5 and a Lagrangian Random Particle Dispersion /LAP/ modeling, Atmospheric Intensive MM5 Modeling of the Wind Field in the Santa Barbara and Santa Maria Basins, Development and Validation of a Predictive Model to Assess the Impact of Coastal Operations on Urban Air Quality using MM5 and LAP modeling, Development of the Operational MM5 Forecasting for the California Coast, Use of Mesonetwork Meteorological Stations to Improve MM5 and Eta Mesoscale Forecasts at NWS, Evaluating the Impact of Cloud Seeding on the Snowpack and Watershed Streamflows using MM5 and LAP modeling, Wind Energy Assessment for Nevada using MM5 modeling, PM10 Modeling Study for the Boise Basin (Idaho), MM5 Modeling in Support of Ocean Modeling for Northern California, Modeling of Atmospheric Flow over Complex Terrain in Southern Idaho using MM5 and RAMS modeling, Meteorological Modeling Study for Site Evaluation for the Las Vegas Cargo Airport using MM5 modeling, Simulation of Atmospheric Flows and Dispersion over Inhomogeneous Surface, Climate and Natural Hazards cluster: A Comprehensive Regional Modeling System for the Assessment of Climate, Ozone, and Aerosols, Impact of Offshore NOx Emissions on air quality in the San Diego Area, Enhancement of High-resolution Numerical Simulations of Atmospheric and dispersion Processes Using a Multi-processor Computer (includes MM5, LAP, COAMPS, and RAMS modeling), and Improvement of MM5 Mesoscale Forecast in the Reno Basin, Atmospheric Conditions Conducive for Buildup of CO in the Reno Basin.

As a P.I. or co-P.I. on the current and previous projects, Dr. Koracin and his team have obtained funding in excess of 5 million dollars from federal, state, and private enterprise sponsors such as: California Department of Boating and Waterways, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, UCAR-COMET, State of Nevada, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Washoe County District Health Department, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, NASA, Office of naval Research, Department of Defense-DURIP, Department of Defense-SERDP, National Science Foundation, University of California-Scripps Institution, Department of Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Interior - Mineral Management Service, PG&E, Department of Energy - Bechtel, Department of Energy - Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program, EPRI, Southern California Edison, Environmental Protection Agency, and NOAA.