Grant: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Dalhousie University
$148,479.00
Instrumentation to Measure Aerosol Mass and Composition for Research to Improve Satellite Remote Sensing and Modeling of Atmospheric Composition
EF 2011-12
Résumé
Particles suspended in the atmosphere, known as aerosols, have major roles in climate change and air quality. Aerosols affect climate by scattering and absorbing solar radiation, and by affecting cloud properties. Respired aerosols are a significant health hazard. The development of algorithms to observe aerosols through satellite remote sensing, and to represent aerosol processes through global modelling, benefits from existing ground-based sun-photometer measurements of aerosol in the entire atmospheric column. However, uncertainty remains about the fraction of those aerosols at ground-level, and about their chemical composition. We propose instrumentation to measure ground-level aerosol mass and composition at existing sun-photometer locations. Together these measurements would yield valuable information to evaluate and improve satellite observations of atmospheric aerosols, and global modeling of aerosol processes.
Programme
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Nova Scotia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
428850-2012
Name nom
Martin, Randall
Department département
Physics and Atmospheric Science
Organization id
79
Institution établissement
Dalhousie University
Province en
Nova Scotia
Province fr
Nouvelle-Écosse
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2011
Competition year année de concours
2012
Award amount
148479
Program id
EQPEQ
Program nane en
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Program name fr
Outils et instruments de recherche - catégorie 1 (<150 000$)
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
104
Committee name en
Steacie Fellowship Sel Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de sél des bourses Steacie
Area of application code
406
Area of application group en
Environment
Area of application group fr
Environnement
Area of application en
Pollutants and toxic agents (waste, use 902)
Area of application fr
Polluants et agents toxiques (déchets, utiliser 902)
Research subject code
4405
Research subject group en
Atmospheric science
Research subject group fr
Étude de l'atmosphère
Research subject en
Atmospheric chemistry (including air pollution)
Research subject fr
Chimie atmosphérique (y compris pollution atmosphérique)
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Instrumentation to Measure Aerosol Mass and Composition for Research to Improve Satellite Remote Sensing and Modeling of Atmospheric Composition
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Particles suspended in the atmosphere, known as aerosols, have major roles in climate change and air quality. Aerosols affect climate by scattering and absorbing solar radiation, and by affecting cloud properties. Respired aerosols are a significant health hazard. The development of algorithms to observe aerosols through satellite remote sensing, and to represent aerosol processes through global modelling, benefits from existing ground-based sun-photometer measurements of aerosol in the entire atmospheric column. However, uncertainty remains about the fraction of those aerosols at ground-level, and about their chemical composition. We propose instrumentation to measure ground-level aerosol mass and composition at existing sun-photometer locations. Together these measurements would yield valuable information to evaluate and improve satellite observations of atmospheric aerosols, and global modeling of aerosol processes.
