Bay Regional Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (BRACE)
A study by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection
to measure the amount of airborne nitrogen reaching the waters of
Tampa Bay. Excess nitrogen is harmful
to the estuary as it increases algae growth and decreases the
sunlight available to seagrasses and aquatic plants essential
to that ecosystem.
CLPX 2002 examines the terrestrial cryosphere - cold areas of the Earth's land
surface where water is frozen either seasonally or permanently. These
areas have a significant impact on global water, energy, and biogeochemical
cycles as well as human and economic concequences.
The interaction of clouds with the rest of the Earth's climate system
poses a major uncertainty in understanding and predicting global climate
change. It is the objective of the CRYSTAL-FACE program to better understand
the physical properties of tropical cirrus clouds and their formative
processes. ETL is deploying the NOAA Portable Cloud Observatory to the Miami,
Florida area, to provide detailed profiles of the physical properties of
clouds during the July experiment.
International H2O Project (IHOP_2002)
The IHOP 2002 is a field experiment to
improve the characterization of the four-dimensional (4-D) distribution of
water vapor and its application to improving the understanding and
prediction of convection.
ITCT is a coordinated international research program to address the
question, "how does the transport of chemicals from one continent
influence the air quality in other continents, as well as regional and
global climate?" With increasing evidence that pollutants can be detected
at great distances from their sources, ITCT will further the scientific
understanding of the consequences of the global transport of pollution
both for air quality and for climate. ETL will be participating with
the development of a new airborne aerosol lidar to detect aerosol/pollution
layers in the mid and upper troposphere and provide guidance for in-situ
measurements.
NEAQS research will deliver sound science leading to an improved
understanding of processes that influence air pollution in New England.
This research will be an integral part of efforts to develop
the tools needed to provide reliable air quality forecasts. The New England
area will be an initial test bed for the proposed air quality forecasting
system. The results of this research will also be incorporated into ongoing
efforts to provide policy relevant information in a timely and user-friendly
manner to environmental decisionmakers.
A pilot study focused on improving current capabilities for forecasting
severe weather in the New England region. Improvements in forcasting
both temperature and air quality for the region can increase the
efficiency of energy generation by power companies and allow them
to better manage air pollutants discharged from power plants.
PACJET is a multi-year program examining Pacific Coast storms with an
emphasis on developing research products for operational use.
SMEX02 is part of a continuing series of experiments supporting the
development and implementation of a global soil moisture observing system.
These observations are critical to a better understanding of the global
water cycle, regional resource management and improved hydrological
hazards forecasting.
Steller's sea lion in Alaska is in decline in the western part of its range.
To ensure the survival of the species throughout its habitat, a research
effort is underway to find reasons for this decline. Climate change and
overfishing are two of the hypotheses that have been put forward.
The NOAA Fish Lidar is being used as part of an integrated survey design
to investigate these hypotheses.
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