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NSPIRE IGERT Graduate
Fellowship Program
The NSPIRE IGERT Program is a multidisciplinary
student doctoral training program designed to
create a new generation of scientists with
broad and rigorous training in nitrogen cycling
who seamlessly integrate nitrogen cycle science
for effective communication with public policy
makers.
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NW AIRQUEST
LAR researchers have joined with several
institutions throughout the Pacific Northwest
to become the Northwest International Air
Quality Environmental Science and Technology
Consortium (NW AIRQUEST). The consortium aids
government agencies in making important air
quality decisions by providing them with sound
scientific information.
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AIRPACT
The AIRPACT program couples real-time air
quality monitoring data with daily numerical
forecasting of weather and air quality to
provide the public, government agencies, other
groups, and sensitive populations, with timely
information regarding air quality.
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ClearSky
The ClearSky project is an application of a
plume dispersion model, employed in a forecast
system to support local smoke managers in
making decisions about the advisability of
field burning with respect to the effect on air
quality.
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BlueSky
BlueSky is a product developed by the USDA
Forest Service that links computer models of
fuel consumption and emissions, fire, weather,
and smoke dispersion into one system for
predicting the cumulative impacts of smoke from
prescribed fire, wildland fire, and
agricultural fire (from the ClearSky
agricultural burn simulation system operated by
Washington State University).
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MM5 Forecasting
The 5th-generation NCAR / Penn State Mesoscale
Model (known as MM5) is a limited-area,
nonhydrostatic, terrain-following,
sigma-coordinate model designed to simulate or
predict mesoscale atmospheric circulation. The
model is supported by several pre- and
post-processing programs and is continuously
being improved by contributions from users at
several universities and government
laboratories.
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BEACHON
BEACHON stands for
Bio-hydro-atmosphere
interactions of Energy,
Aerosols,
Carbon,
H2O,
Organics &
Nitrogen. The BEACHON
project conducts experimental and numerical
research studies to enhance understanding of
the roles of biogenic aerosols, nitrogen trace
gases and oxidants in linking and regulating
the carbon and water cycles.
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MILAGRO
MILAGRO stands for Megacity Initiative: Local
and Global Research Observations. Researchers
from around the world are studying the
atmosphere in and around Mexico City in order
to learn more about the air pollution that is
given off by very large cities (called
megacities). Air pollution affects visibility,
human health, agriculture, and ecosystems. The
MILAGRO team is focusing on how the air
pollution particles released inside Mexico City
change as the wind blows them downwind of the
city.
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Columbia Plateau PM10 Project
(CP3)
The Columbia Plateau PM10 Project conducts
research and delivers extension programs and
educational materials to improve understanding
of wind erosion and air quality problems and to
develop practical management solutions.
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CEREO
Center for Environmental Research, Education
and Outreach is an interdisciplinary initiative
designed to: (i) facilitate environmental
research and collaboration across the WSU
campus, (ii) promote the development of broad
interdisciplinary grant proposals for
environmental research and outreach, and (iii)
foster productive relationships and
coordination of both research and education
with diverse stakeholder communities to share
information, provide service, and seek
opportunities for collaboration.
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BART
Biosphere Atmosphere Research and Training
(BART) IGERT Program is a multidisciplinary
student doctoral training program designed to
create a new generation of scientists capable
of conducting research at the interface of
biospheric and atmospheric sciences.
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