Airplanes, ground instruments, and weather balloons to study effect of airborne particles on climate
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 09:22
in Physics & Chemistry
More than 60 scientists from a dozen institutions have converged on the urban area of Sacramento, California to study how tiny particles called aerosols affect the climate. Sending airplanes and weather balloons outfitted with instruments up, the team will be sampling aerosols in June.