Laboratory for Atmospheric Research

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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.

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

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.

 

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).

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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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