NEAQS - ITCT 2004
New England Air Quality Study - Intercontinental Transport and Chemical Transformation
NOAA component of the International Consortium for Atmospheric Research on Transport and Transformation (ICARTT) Study
Where: Northeastern U.S.
When: June - August 2004
What: The focus of NOAA's field study includes airborne measurements using the NOAA WP-3D aircraft and a remote sensing aircraft, surface measurements using the R/V Ronald H. Brown mobile platform, and ground-based sampling at Chebogue Point, Nova Scotia.
Who: Investigators in this project include researchers from numerous universities, industries, and governmental organizations. Participating institutions include the University of Colorado CIRES.
clockwise: Forecast Models, Profiler Network, NOAA WP-3D Orion aircraft, NOAA Research Vessel Ronald H. Brown
This comprehensive research effort regards many aspects of tropospheric research, including emissions verification, transport and mixing, chemical transformation, aerosols and their radiative effects and forecast models.