Research Projects

The measurements phase of the CalNex field study, which was jointly sponsored by ARB and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), was conducted during spring/summer of 2010. It is important to ensure that the data from the CalNex study are promptly and adequately analyzed and that the results and findings are made available to policy makers who must deal with the interrelated issues of air quality and climate change in California. The fieldwork was designed to address twelve Science Questions from the CalNex study plan. The questions address several specific and general scientific topics pertinent to the development of policies associated with the interrelated issues of air quality and climate change. Most of the publications coming out of the CalNex field study will primarily present scientific findings from each investigator’s specific area of focus and will not comprehensively address the CalNex Science Questions. The full relevance and the best guidance for policy makers will come from analyses that integrate the data sets from the various CalNex researchers as well as other historical air quality studies in California. As fully as possible, the findings from the scientific publications and from the additional integrated analyses must be synthesized in a timely fashion and in a style useful for policy makers. This proposal will meet that need.