NASA Partners on Air Quality Study in East Asia
NASA and the Republic of Korea are developing plans for a cooperative field study of air quality in May and June to advance the ability to monitor air pollution accurately from space.
The Korea U.S.-Air Quality study (KORUS-AQ) will assess air quality across urban, rural and coastal areas of South Korea using the combined observations of aircraft, ground sites, ships and satellites. Findings will play a critical role in the development of observing systems of ground and space-based sensors and computer models to provide improved air quality assessments for decision makers.
"KORUS-AQ is a step forward in an international effort to develop a global air quality observing system," said James Crawford, a lead U.S. scientist on the project from NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. "Both of our countries will be launching geostationary satellites that will join other satellites in a system that includes surface networks, air quality models, and targeted airborne sampling."
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