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Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle and Climate (AC4)

Detecting Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Salt Lake City During the COVID-19 Lockdown

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Using the “natural experiment” created by the significant reduction in emissions during mandated COVID-19 lockdown measures, researchers funded by AC4 and COM, two programs at the NOAA Climate Program Office, quantified human impacts on the urban atmosphere in Salt Lake City and evaluated the stationary and mobile monitoring systems in place.

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NOAA Participates in Joint Science Meeting for TEMPO, GeoXO ACX, & TOLNet May 1-5, 2023

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CPO, CSL, and NESDIS representatives joined US and international partners at a meeting hosted by the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) from May 1-5, 2023 to facilitate the coordination and long-term planning of air quality observations over North America from Geostationary Earth Orbit, including planning for NOAA’s GeoXO Atmospheric Composition Instrument (ACX).

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NOAA Greenhouse Gas Workshop: Towards MMRV (measurements, monitoring, reporting, and verification)

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The NOAA greenhouse gas community is organizing a workshop to solidify NOAA’s leadership role in the provision of greenhouse gas (GHG) measurements, models, and products through increased coordination of relevant activities and more streamlined product delivery. The workshop will be hosted by the Office of Atmospheric and Oceanic Research’s Climate Program Office (CPO). Location: Silver Spring,

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NASA Successfully Launches TEMPO Satellite, Pathfinder to NOAA’s Future GeoXO Satellite Mission

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NASA’s successful launch of the TEMPO mission will provide important risk reduction for the atmospheric chemistry observing capabilities of NOAA’s ACX instrument on the GeoXO mission.

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Improved Understanding of the Significance of Organic Nitrates in the Atmosphere for Air Quality

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A recent AC4-supported study uses laboratory experiments to improve our understanding of how the sun causes nitrogen compounds to chemically transform in the atmosphere, leading to pollution concerns like ozone formation.

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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Formally Launches the Air Quality and Community Health Subcommittee, Co-Chaired by CPO’s Monika Kopacz

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This week, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) held a hybrid meeting to launch and celebrate the newly established Air Quality and Community Health Research (ACRS) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), led jointly by NOAA, EPA and NIEHS and co-chaired by CPO’s Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle and Climate (AC4) Program Manager Monika Kopacz.

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