Monitoring Our Air
Boundary layer thermodynamics and wind are fundamental to air quality monitoring, prediction, and analysis. Temperature inversions trap pollutants by limiting vertical dispersion, particularly during stable no-wind conditions, whereas boundary layer winds displace disperse local pollution. Continuous boundary layer temperature and wind information is essential for effective air quality monitoring, prediction, and analysis. Cloud cover, cloud liquid content, and boundary layer humidity are also key parameters for air quality prediction. Our MP-3000 series devices have proven to be more than valuable in these areas.
Further reading on air quality:
- Thermodynamic and Wind (SODAR) Profiling
- Boundary Layer Thermodynamic and Wind Observations for Improved Fog and Marine Layer Modeling and Forecasting (Audio), AMS, 2016
- Remote Sensing of Boundary Layer Thermodynamics and Wind
(recorded presentation at 2013 AMS Conference) - The Quality of Air: Constant Upper Air Measurements
- Continuous Thermodynamic Profiling for Air Quality Applications
- Integrating Surface and Upper-Air Observing Systems to Better Understand Meteorological and Air Quality Issues
- Thermodynamic Profiler Temperature Sounding Accuracy, 2010 National Air Quality Conference
- Stability and turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer: A comparison of remote sensing and tower observations
- Mixing layer height retrievals by multichannel microwave radiometer observations
- Thermodynamic Profiling and Humidity Mapping for Local High-Impact Weather Prediction, presented at WMO Technical Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia