Chemical Weather

Wikimedia Commons, author Bobak: Two photos taken in the same location in Beijing in August 2005. The photograph on the left was taken after it had rained for two days. The right photograph shows smog covering Beijing in what would otherwise be a sunny day. File:Beijing smog comparison August 2005.png

Strategic Direction: Chemical Weather

1. In order to enable the next generation of air quality management and prediction systems, develop the scientific knowledge needed to extend the time period of successful regional air quality forecasts to 7 days.

2. In order to facilitate seasonal air quality management and risk assessment, establish new multi-month predictive skills for the frequency of severe regional air pollution episodes.

3. In order to develop effective air pollution mitigation strategies, attribute the sources of pollutants responsible for adverse effects on human health and ecosystems.

Focus 1 on Chemical Weather: Reactive Carbon Chemistry from biogenic, pyrogenic and anthropogenic species under different NOx environments.

Weather Projects

 

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