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Tropospheric Chemical Observations
Dr. Fred C. Fehsenfeld, Program Lead
Jane August, Secretary (303) 497-4165
NOAA ESRL Chemical Sciences Division
325 Broadway R/CSD7
Boulder, CO 80305 USA
Research platforms that our group has used for field campaigns: WP-3D aircraft, R/V Ronald H. Brown, typical ground site.
The focus of our research group is to provide improved understanding of the atmospheric processes that underlie regional and continental air quality and the influence that these processes have on the radiative forcing of climate, both regionally and globally. The goal of our research is to enhance our ability to predict and monitor future changes, leading to improved scientific input for decision making.
The personnel in our group are responsible for the development and deployment of state-of-the-art instruments capable of measuring important atmospheric gas species from ultra-trace levels to the extremely high concentrations found at emission sources. A major component of our research involves field studies that include long-term monitoring, short-term limited deployments, and intensive field campaigns using multiple platforms.
Within the Chemical Sciences Division of ESRL our research group works in close coordination with other groups involved in measurements of atmospheric transport and mixing phenomena, aerosol measurements, laboratory studies, and modeling studies to explore all aspects of the processes in the atmosphere that influence air quality and climate.