Conference: Conduct a Workshop to Develop a Proposal Addressing African Air Quality

本次研讨会将确定关键的科学问题，有助于揭示新的大气化学过程和数据融合技术，可用于解决非洲特大城市空气质量差的问题。非洲特大城市有着独特的污染物、排放源和气象组合。这些城市的未来经济发展与美国和欧洲其他研究得更充分的地区不同。该研讨会将评估和报告可以解决非洲特大城市大气中独特化学的观测和建模要求。了解非洲特大城市对区域到全球大气化学的不断变化的影响，对于地方一级的空气污染控制以及预测它们在气候变化中的作用至关重要。该研讨会将在北卡罗来纳州的查佩尔山的大学校园内举行，计划于2023年9月13日举行为期2.5天的会议。研讨会网页将用于公布研讨会议程、演讲和最终共识报告。这一努力将有助于培养一支全球参与的科学队伍，能够专注于合作努力，以解决与非洲特大城市空气质量相关的独特问题。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This workshop will identify key science questions that can help reveal novel atmospheric chemistry processes and data fusion techniques that could be applied to address poor air quality in African megacities. African megacities have a unique mix of pollutants, emission sources, and meteorology. The future economic development of these cities are distinct from other more well-studied regions in the US and Europe. This workshop will assess and report on observational and modeling requirements that can address the unique chemistry in the atmosphere of an African megacity. Understanding the evolving influence of African megacities on regional to global atmospheric chemistry is critical for both air pollution control at local scale levels as well as predicting their role in climate change. The workshop will be held on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is planned as a 2.5-day meeting for September 13, 2023. A workshop web page will be used to announce workshop agenda, presentations, and final consensus reports. This effort will help develop a globally engaged scientific workforce that can focus on collaborative efforts to address the unique issues associated with air quality in African megacities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.