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Southeast Aerosol Study (SAS), a collaborative project among the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and dozens of other domestic and international research institutions, is one of the largest North American air quality and climate studies in decades.

Fondriest's Environmental Monitor - Collaborative Southeast Nexus study examines region's air quality 17 July 2013
WPLN Nashville Public Radio - Scientists Seek Answer To Southern Climate Change Mystery: Could It Be Our Summer Haze? 8 July 2013
Nashville CBS affiliate - Environmental Study Taking Place In Middle Tennessee 24 June 2013
The Tennessean - Smyrna airport serving as base for major air quality study in Southeast and Air pollution research at Smyrna airport related photos 23 June 2013
The Daily News Journal - Science labs take off from Smyrna Airport 21 June 2013
Media Event & Public Open House Tour two of the research aircraft involved in the SAS project, the NSF/NCAR C-130 and the NOAA WP-3D research aircraft, at the Smyrna, TN Airport. Both aircraft are outfitted as flying chemical laboratories to measure scores of gases and fine particles in the atmosphere. Gain a better understanding of the importance of the research. Learn about these unique instruments used to study the atmosphere. 21 June 2013

The NOAA P-3: A Flying Chemical Laboratory — Two of the world's premier research aircraft, the renowned NOAA WP-3D Orions, participate in a wide variety of national and international meteorological, oceanographic, and environmental research programs. These versatile turboprop aircraft are equipped with an unprecedented variety of scientific instrumentation, radars, and recording systems for both in-situ and remote sensing measurements of the atmosphere, the earth, and its environment.
Download this SENEX poster Graphic artist: Debe Fisher, NOAA

Press Releases

Cover photo from the CSU Press Release shows the improvement in visibility (decrease in PM2.5) in Smoky Mountain NP over the last 20 years.

Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder & NOAA - Scientists investigating Southeast air quality and climate mysteries 19 June 2013
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - EPA Awards More Than $4.3 Million in Partnership with NSF and NOAA for Climate and Air Quality Research / Southern Company, Electric Power Research Institute provide additional support 5 June 2013
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) at Colorado State University - Reducing Pollution at National Parks: CSU Scientists Demonstrate Significant Improvements in Air Quality, Visibility 7 March 2013