Computational Hardware to Interpret Satellite Observations of Atmospheric Composition for Air Quality and Climate Applications

要求为计算硬件提供资金，以支持空气质量、气候和生物地球化学循环的研究。主要的硬件要求是有足够的硬盘存储。次要硬件要求是用于相关联的计算环境。拟议的基础设施将成为达尔豪西大学大气成分分析小组研究计划的重要组成部分。该基础设施将用于支持卫星反演大气成分，并利用全球大气成分数值模拟解释观测结果。预期结果包括改进对全球空气质量、全球大气污染排放量的估计，以及更好地了解大气成分变化对气候的影响。该基础设施将构成该小组学生和博士后研究员培训的一个组成部分。

Funds are requested for a computational hardware to support research in air quality, climate, and biogeochemical cycling. The primary hardware requirement is sufficient hard-disk storage. A secondary hardware requirement is for an associated computing environment. The proposed infrastructure will form an essential part of the research program of the Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group at Dalhousie University. The infrastructure will be used to support satellite retrievals of atmospheric composition, and interpretation of observations using a global numerical modeling of atmospheric composition. Expected results include improved estimates of global air quality, of global emissions of atmospheric pollution, and an improved understanding of the effect of changes in atmospheric composition on climate. The infrastructure will form an integral part of the training of students and postdoctoral fellows in the group.