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Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS)
04.15.08
 
The Arctic is undergoing significant environmental changes related to global climate change. Now, NASA is extensively studying the role of air pollution in this climate-sensitive region as part of the ARCTAS field campaign, the largest airborne experiment ever to do so.

As the sun began to rise over Fairbanks, Alaska, on April 12, 2008, Chris Cantrell of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colo., prepared an instrument to sample air chemistry on NASA’s DC-8 research aircraft. Credit: NASA/Eric James Left: As the sun began to rise over Fairbanks, Alaska, on April 12, 2008, Chris Cantrell of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colo., prepared an instrument to sample air chemistry on NASA’s DC-8 research aircraft
Photo Credit: NASA Ames Research Center / Eric James
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NASA'S P3 before sunrise on April 12,2008. Left: NASA's P-3 before sunrise on April 12, 2008.
Photo Credit: NASA Ames Research Center / Eric James
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