Aerosol Research a Critical Frontier of Climate Change Science
Russell is helping to surmount one of climate science's biggest obstacles by characterizing aerosols, their points of origin and chemical make-up at locations around the world. (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego)
What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens on the way there is a different story.
As imaged by Lynn Russell, a professor of atmospheric chemistry at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, and her team, air blown by winds between San Diego and Las Vegas gives the road to Sin City a distinctive look.
The team has sampled air from the tip of the Scripps Pier since last year, creating a near real-time record of what kinds of particles — from sea salt to car exhaust — are floating around at any given time. Add data about wind speed and direction and the scientists can tell where particles came from and can map their pathways around Southern California. (more…)
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