Progress 08/02/05 to 12/31/08
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Progress Report Objectives (from AD-416) Research conducted by both U.S. and Portuguese researchers at the PICO- NARE atmospheric research station (Pico Island, Azores, Portugal), installed in summer 2001, has demonstrated that this location is ideal for observation of the impacts of pollution emissions, large forest fires, and African dust storms upon the global atmosphere. A permanent atmospheric station on Pico Mountain would be extremely valuable to Portugal and to the global atmospheric sciences community. This project will provide continuity between the current, temporary station, and the ultimately permanent station, by supporting U.S. scientists to operate the current station through the summer months. In addition, this project will ensure that the knowledge gained in the current temporary station is fully available as the new, permanent station is developed. The 1995 Agreement on Cooperation and Defense between the US and Portugal, calls for US Government agencies to cooperate in such efforts. DOD has requested and funded USDA/ARS to serve as the lead civilian agency for this program under the Azores Cooperative Initiatives Program (ACIP). Approach (from AD-416) Michigan Technical University (MTU) scientists will provide continuous monitoring of the operation of all MTU, University of the Azores, and University of Colorado instruments (used to measure carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen oxides, non-methane hydrocarbons, and black carbon particles) during the months of June and August 2005. They will also maintain and rapidly repair instruments as needed to obtain near- continuous measurements. The University of Colorado will provide this monitoring during the month of July. Significant Activities that Support Special Target Populations The goal of the agreement was to evaluate the trends in greenhouse gas concentrations (carbon dioxide [CO2] and nitrous oxide [N2O]) along with particulate matter loads in the Azores Mountains as part of an attempt to quantify these concentrations at the global scale. The observatory site was established and has been operational through 2009. These data have been used to show the trends in the air quality constituents of the atmosphere. The data base is being assembled for scientists to use in their assessment of the changes in global air quality. Monthly email exchanges were used to document the project progress and to receive the reports.
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Progress 10/01/06 to 09/30/07
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Progress Report Objectives (from AD-416) Research conducted by both U.S. and Portuguese researchers at the PICO- NARE atmospheric research station (Pico Island, Azores, Portugal), installed in summer 2001, has demonstrated that this location is ideal for observation of the impacts of pollution emissions, large forest fires, and African dust storms upon the global atmosphere. A permanent atmospheric station on Pico Mountain would be extremely valuable to Portugal and to the global atmospheric sciences community. This project will provide continuity between the current, temporary station, and the ultimately permanent station, by supporting U.S. scientists to operate the current station through the summer months. In addition, this project will ensure that the knowledge gained in the current temporary station is fully available as the new, permanent station is developed. The 1995 Agreement on Cooperation and Defense between the US and Portugal, calls for US Government agencies to cooperate in such efforts. DOD has requested and funded USDA/ARS to serve as the lead civilian agency for this program under the Azores Cooperative Initiatives Program (ACIP). Approach (from AD-416) Michigan Technical University (MTU) scientists will provide continuous monitoring of the operation of all MTU, University of the Azores, and University of Colorado instruments (used to measure carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen oxides, non-methane hydrocarbons, and black carbon particles) during the months of June and August 2005. They will also maintain and rapidly repair instruments as needed to obtain near- continuous measurements. The University of Colorado will provide this monitoring during the month of July. Significant Activities that Support Special Target Populations This report serves to document the progress under a Specific Cooperative Agreement between Michican Technical University and ARS. Additional details of the research can be found in the parent project 3625-11630-002- 00D, Emission and Dispersion of Air Quality Constituents from Agricultural Systems. An observation platform was developed in Portugal to support high altitude observations of gases and particulates. The observation system has continued to function and collect data for the past year. This year will complete a three-year period of observations that will be used to assemble a data base on meteorological observations. Monthly exchanges of information about the progress of the project are conducted via email.
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Progress 10/01/05 to 09/30/06
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Progress Report 4a List the single most significant research accomplishment during FY 2006. This research contributes to NP206 Manure and Byproduct Utilization, Atmospheric Emissions component, Problem Area 1, Understanding the biological, chemical, and physical mechanisms affecting emissions. 4d Progress report. This report documents the research conducted under a SCA between ARS and the Michigan Technological University. This project compliments the objectives of parent CRIS 3625-11630-002-00D, Emission and dispersion of air quality constituents from agricultural systems. The objective of this SCA is to deploy and maintain an observatory on Pico Mountain for atmospheric research in Azores, Portugal. The establishment of this observatory will add to the worldwide network of high attitude observatories for carbon dioxide and particulate measurements. There is limited data available on the concentrations of particulates and gases in planetary boundary layer of the
global. These observations will help add to this database and provide information on the potential long-range movement of particulates and gases around the globe. As the datasets begin to be populated then these observations will be available to the worldwide research community.
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