U.S.-Nigeria Cooperative Research On Aerosol Climatology Of Sub-Saharan Africa, (Science In Developing Countries)

这个美国和尼日利亚的合作研究项目涉及马里兰大学和伊洛林大学，尼日利亚处于大气状况气候学的一般领域。项目资金将使来自伊洛林大学的合作研究员能够在马里兰大学雷切尔·平克博士的实验室工作三个月。这项合作研究将分析用于获取撒哈拉以南气溶胶光学厚度季节性变化信息的数据。此外，联合调查员将访问位于科罗拉多州博尔德市的NOAA环境研究实验室，以熟悉世界气候研究计划建立全球基线辐射网络的计划，以监测全球气候变化，并验证卫星反演方法。这个气溶胶气候学项目通过使美国和尼日利亚的顶尖专家能够将互补的人才结合在一起，并在彼此感兴趣和有能力的领域汇集研究资源，实现了促进科学知识的计划目标。

Technical Narrative This U.S.-Nigerian collaborative research project involving the University of Maryland and the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria is in the general area of climatology of atmospheric conditions. Project funding will enable the co-investigator from the University of Ilorin to work for three months time in the laboratory of Dr. Rachel Pinker at the University of Maryland. The collaborative research will analyze data used to derive information on the seasonal variation of sub-Saharan aerosol optical depths. Additionally, the co-investigator will visit the NOAA Environmental Research Laboratories in Boulder, Colorado in order to become acquainted with the World Climate Research Program plans to establish global baseline radiation networks for monitoring global climate change, and for validating satellite retrieval methods. This project in aerosol climatology fulfills the program objective of advancing scientific knowledge by enabling leading experts in the United States and Nigeria to combine complementary talents and pool research resources in areas of strong mutual interest and competence.