Air Pollutants that can be Transported Over Long Distances
International Agreements Related to Intercontinental Transport of Air Pollution
Information Needed to Support Decisionmaking
Insights from Past Research
Research Approach
Research Coordination
Studies of Intercontinental Transport in the Northern Hemisphere
Biomass Burning
Measurement Methods - Development and Testing
Summary of Major Field Campaigns
Current and Proposed U.S. Federal Research
NASA
NOAA
NSF
EPA
NIST
Research Needs
Emissions
Process Studies
Models
Observing Systems
Assessments
Additional Reading
"Intercontinental Transport and Chemical Transformation" (IGAC white paper)
"Global Air Quality" (NRC Report)
"The Atmospheric Sciences Entering the Twenty-First Century" (NRC Report)
"Long-Range Atmospheric Transport and Effects of Contaminants in the North Pacific Region: Knowledge, Concerns & Research Needs" (The Aljoya Consensus Statement)
References
Appendix A - International Agreements Related to Intercontinental Transport of Air Pollution
1979 Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution
1985 Vienna Convention for Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol
1991 Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy
1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Appendix B - Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (CENR) Air Quality Research Subcommittee