Global Air Quality

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Global Air Quality

An Imperative for Long-Term Observational Strategies

Pollution and threats to the environment Climate change

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Language: English

Published by: National Academies Press

Published on: 13th April 2001

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 55 pages

ISBN: 9780309171021


Introduction

The National Research Council's Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry (NRC/CAC) was established to serve as a focal point for NRC activities on issues related to atmospheric chemical change and its impacts on air quality, climate, stratospheric ozone depletion, and other related issues. The committee consists of 12 members with expertise covering the areas of tropospheric and stratospheric chemistry; urban/regional air pollution; modeling of climate, chemistry, and atmospheric dynamics; in situ and remote sensing observational systems; and interfaces of science and public policy.

Study Motivation and Charge

This CAC study was motivated by a concern that, in the coming decades, dramatic increases in global population and urbanization levels, as well as changes in global climate, may significantly affect air quality over large regions of the globe. The charge to the committee was to examine the linkages among regional/global changes in atmospheric composition, climate change, and air quality.

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