Air chemistry Research In Asia (ARIAs): Aerosol and Trace Gas Emissions and Transformations over the North China Plain

来自亚洲的气雾剂和微量气体的排放、运输和转化对当地、区域甚至全球环境的影响越来越大。大气过程改变痕量气体和气溶胶的性质和浓度的化学和物理机制仍然是对流层化学研究中具有挑战性的问题。通过与北京大学、北京师范大学和河北省气象局的合作，这项名为亚洲大气化学研究(ARIAS)的合作研究将促进北中国平原上空同时进行的飞机和地面测量、气溶胶光学性质和痕量气体组成。最终，该项目的结果将改进环境模型的理论和预测能力，用于制定缓解亚洲大陆空气污染的战略，并更好地了解臭氧和气溶胶等短暂气候作用力在这些高人口、高排放环境中的命运。该项目还将用来进一步教育一名研究助理、研究生和本科生，并通过其外联部分培养K-12学生。该项目还将与中国领先的研究小组续签合作。

Emissions, transport and transformations of aerosols and trace gases from Asia increasingly impact local, regional and even global environments. The chemical and physical mechanisms by which atmospheric processes change the properties and concentrations of trace gases and aerosols remain challenging questions in tropospheric chemistry research. Through partnerships with Peking University, Beijing Normal University, and the Hebei provincial weather service, this collaborative study, Air Chemistry Research In Asia (ARIAs) will facilitate concurrent aircraft and ground measurements, aerosol optical properties and trace gas composition over the North China Plain (NCP). Ultimately, the results from this project will improve theory and predictive capability of environmental models, used to develop mitigation strategies for air pollution from the Asian continent and to better understand the fate of short-lived climate forcers such as ozone and aerosols in these high population, high emission environments. The project will also serve to further educate a research associate, and graduate and undergraduate students and, through its outreach component, K-12 students. The project will also renew collaborations with leading Chinese research groups.