Studies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition,
Clouds and Climate Coupling by Regional Surveys

• August-September 2013
• DC-8 based at Houston, TX and flying throughout the United States
• https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/seac4rs/

Objectives:

• Seasonal air chemistry changes over the southeastern U.S.
• Redistribution and transformation of surface pollution by deep convection
• The impact of aerosol particles on meteorology and climate
• A better understanding of the North American Monsoon in the southwestern U.S.
• Forest fires and other biomass burning in
  the central and western U.S.
• Source Apportionment of Bioaerosols in the Southeastern U.S.