An air quality monitoring station at National Central University (NCU) has become an index station for NASA’s regional measurements due to the accuracy of its data, the university said yesterday. The station uses micropulse lidar to determine the source of air pollutants, by measuring changes in wave forms when they are bounced back by atmospheric… Continue reading FEATURE: NCU station key for NASA air quality measurements
Author: Brian Staff
Finger On The Pulse
Icing is a very serious problem for smaller fixed wing aircraft, helicopters, and drones. A new method of supercooled water detection may provide an answer…
Make it rain: the science behind altering the weather
Whenever humankind believes it has control over the natural world, the weather likes to prove us wrong. Storms, floods and droughts are just some of the weather patterns that can complicate or even threaten human life. We have increasingly sophisticated techniques for weather forecasting, but now scientists are looking even further: towards directly modifying the… Continue reading Make it rain: the science behind altering the weather
CASE STUDY: MICRO PULSE LIDAR MONITORS AIR QUALITY AT MINING SITES IN REAL TIME
Dust emissions at open-cut coal mines are a potential threat to air quality in surrounding areas. To learn more about particulate matter (PM) and how it travels beyond a mine’s boundaries, a research grant from the Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) was awarded to Pacific Environment, an environmental consulting firm based in Sydney, Australia.… Continue reading CASE STUDY: MICRO PULSE LIDAR MONITORS AIR QUALITY AT MINING SITES IN REAL TIME
CASE STUDY: MICRO PULSE LIDAR MEASURES AEROSOLS CAUSED BY BIOMASS BURNING
From June to October, the burning of agricultural fields in southern Africa creates smoke that blows west across the southeastern Atlantic Ocean and reaches Brazil, over 4,500 miles away. Using Micro Pulse LiDAR (MPL) and other instruments, researchers at the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility on the remote island of Ascension, operated by the… Continue reading CASE STUDY: MICRO PULSE LIDAR MEASURES AEROSOLS CAUSED BY BIOMASS BURNING
CASE STUDY: TRACKING AIR POLLUTION WITH MINI MICRO PULSE LIDAR
Poor air quality in large urban population centers has a negative impact on health and quality of life. To address these issues, the Institute of Urban Meteorology (IUM) in Beijing, China, is conducting fundamental research to better understand, forecast and mitigate atmospheric haze, i.e., air pollution. Over the past two years, IUM has studied the… Continue reading CASE STUDY: TRACKING AIR POLLUTION WITH MINI MICRO PULSE LIDAR
CASE STUDY: MICRO PULSE LIDAR ENABLES AUTOMATIC AEROSOL CHARACTERIZATION
Public health problems related to airborne pollen activity are on the rise in European megacities. Many people suffer from allergic reactions to biogenic particles that are naturally created by trees, grasses, flowers and other vegetation. Cities with large parks and gardens or nearby forests tend to have higher pollen counts than less green urban areas.… Continue reading CASE STUDY: MICRO PULSE LIDAR ENABLES AUTOMATIC AEROSOL CHARACTERIZATION
Colorado Biz: The Top 100 Manufacturers
Manufacturing in the state has rapidly expanded in the past years across industries, from beer to aerospace. Which is why, once again, ColoradoBiz is gearing up to celebrate just some of the manufacturers that are bringing innovation within their industries. The annual Made in Colorado honors 100 of the state’s manufacturers in ten industry categories.