Ozone observations in the Northeast
Abstract
This presentation describes the results of NASA and NSF-funded investigations of tropospheric and stratospheric ozone in upstate New York, northern Vermont andthe NWS/NYC sounding facility in Brookhaven, New York conducted completely by undergraduate and high school students in the summer of 2008. The poster describes the lab and flight preparation for the ozone observations as well as modifications and enhancements for data retrieval including a reduced cost technique for using GPS receivers. The poster also describe the profiles obtained over the summer, and compares and contrasts the observed ozone in the troposphere in varying atmospheric conditions together with the forward and backward trajectories to analyze the flow at different atmospheric levels. The student authors also share insights on how the project has motivated and stimulated interest in atmospheric-science related careers particularly among minority students from urban areas. This summer research opportunity was supported by an NSF Geoscience Diversity Award (NSF GEO-0703585), the NASA New York State Space Grant Consortium and the NASA New York City Research Initiative.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2008
- Bibcode:
- 2008AGUFMED51A0555A
- Keywords:
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- 0345 Pollution: urban and regional (0305;
- 0478;
- 4251);
- 0365 Troposphere: composition and chemistry;
- 0800 EDUCATION