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Measuring the Atmospheric Response to International Environmental Protocols |
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In our group at NOAA, we use state-of-the-art instrumentation to measure a broad suite of chemicals in the atmosphere that influence ozone and climate. Samples are collected from a network of aircraft, tall towers, and surface sites located across the globe but with a concentration over the continental U.S. With our results we have been able to discern how changes in human behavior on global scales have influenced the atmospheric abundance of these chemicals. These changes have arisen in part because of international protocols related to stratospheric ozone (the Montreal Protocol) and climate (the Kyoto Protocol). More recently we have become interested in inferring from our data and models U.S. fluxes of these chemicals. This information should help the public make effective choices for managing greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, our results provide unique insights into fundamental properties of the atmosphere and the influence the terrestrial biosphere has on the carbon cycle. We are looking for students interested in participating in sampling, analysis, or interpretation of the results we are obtaining. Interpretation could focus on studies related to discerning global or regional emissions or loss rates of ozone-depleting gases and their substitutes, climate-active gases, hydrocarbons, or studying linkages to the terrestrial cycling of carbon dioxide provided by our measurements of carbonyl sulfide. |
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