Award Abstract #0619889
Acquisition of Micrometeorological Instrumentation for Research and Training at California State University, Fresno

NSF Org:	ATM Division of Atmospheric Sciences
Initial Amendment Date:	August 24, 2006
Latest Amendment Date:	August 24, 2006
Award Number:	0619889
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Anne-Marie Schmoltner ATM Division of Atmospheric Sciences GEO Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	August 15, 2006
Expires:	July 31, 2008 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$208554
Investigator(s):	Segun Ogunjemiyo sogunjemiyo@csufresno.edu (Principal Investigator) Aribilola Omolayo (Co-Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	California State University-Fresno Foundation 4910 N. Chestnut Ave Fresno, CA 93726 559/278-0840
NSF Program(s):	MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
Field Application(s):	0000099 Other Applications NEC
Program Reference Code(s):	OTHR, 4444, 1524, 1189, 0000
Program Element Code(s):	1189

ABSTRACT

This award will provide micrometeorological instrumentation for research and training to the Department of Geography at California State University at Fresno. The instruments include a tethersonde, an eddy covariance system, and a large aperture boundary layer scintillometer. Acquisition of the instruments will help the Geography Department to realize the objectives of its micrometeorological program. Future research making use of this instrumentation on pollutant emissions and transport in an urban environment is intended to be carried out using an innovative approach to characterizing turbulent transfers. These studies will seek to improve current knowledge of the flux variance relationships in urban surface layers, which are much less well understood than in low roughness homogeneous surfaces.

These instruments will provide opportunities for undergraduate students, including women and students from under-represented groups, to get hands-on experience on contemporary tools in micrometeorology, and introduce them to societally relevant research topics. This award will also contribute to scientific infrastructure that will promote research and training in science in this region. Future research will contribute to efforts by local, state and federal environmental agencies toward improving methods of quantifying air pollutants in the San Joaquin Valley, where there are indications that exposure to pollutants (such as airborne particulate matter and ozone) is linked to adverse health effects.

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