07.11.2011 - GEOS-5 Forecasting Support for DISCOVER-AQ
DISCOVER-AQ (Deriving Information on Surface Conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality) is a four-year campaign to improve the use of satellites to monitor air quality for public health and environmental benefit.
This field campaign will provide systematic and concurrent observations of column-integrated, surface, and vertically-resolved distributions of aerosols and trace gases relevant to air quality as they evolve throughout the day. This will be accomplished with a combination of two NASA airborne platforms (sampling in coordination with re-locatable and fixed surface networks). Through these targeted airborne and ground-based observations, DISCOVER-AQ will enable more effective use of current and future satellites to diagnose ground level conditions influencing air quality.
The 2011 DISCOVER-AQ flights by NASA B200 and P3-B research aircraft were conducted in July, 2011. The GMAO, in collaboration with SIVO,the Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch, and NCCS provided chemical forecast support for aiding flight planning and data analysis in the field.
This will be accomplished with a combination of two NASA airborne platforms (sampling in coordination with re-locatable and fixed surface networks). Through these targeted airborne and ground-based observations, DISCOVER-AQ will enable more effective use of current and future satellites to diagnose ground level conditions influencing air quality.