Tracking Air Quality from Space
Tracking Air Quality from Space
Thursday, May 8, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET
Satellite data are increasingly recognized for their value to air quality applications, especially in covering large geographic ranges and in areas where ground-level data is limited. This webinar will provide a background on using satellite data for air quality, including its relevance for pollutants such as PM2.5, ozone, nitrogen oxides, and ammonia, and examples of uses pertaining in a regulatory context, such as Exceptional Event Demonstrations and Emissions Inventory evaluation. Panelists will discuss strengths and limitations of satellite data for various pollutants and applications. Attendees will learn about new instruments and data (including updates about TEMPO), along with developments on tools for easily accessing and using the data, such as NASA Earthdata and the Google Earth Engine (GEE) Smoke Console.
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Presenters:
Daniel Goldberg, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, The George Washington University
Daniel Goldberg is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the George Washington University. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science from the University of Maryland – College Park, and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Lafayette College. Dr. Goldberg and his research group process satellite data to better understand the public health implications of the human exposure to atmospheric pollutants including nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone, and fine particulate matter (PM2.5). His graduate work involved improving the inputs into air quality models used to help regulators attain the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). His most recent work involves developing new strategies to generate high resolution snapshots of NO2 concentrations and NOX emissions from NASA and ESA satellite data.
Daven K. Henze, Professor and Graduate Program Chair, S.P. Chip and Lori Johnson Faculty Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder
Dr. Daven Henze is a professor and the S. P. Chip and Lori Johnson Faculty Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Caltech. Dr. Henze’s research focuses on air quality, long-range pollution transport, and climate change. This encompasses more specific interests in remote sensing, adjoint sensitivity analysis, inverse problems, and source apportionment. Dr. Henze received an EPA Early Career award and a NASA New Investigator award. He is/has been on science teams for several satellites (TES, Glory AIRS/CrIS, TEMPO, GeoXO), was a member of the EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committees (CASAC) for Lead and SOx/NOx, and was a member of the NASA Earth Science Advisory Committee (ESAC).
Patrick J. Reddy, Research Scientist, Holloway Group, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Patrick J. Reddy is a scientist in the Holloway Group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has a master’s in biometeorology from the Yale School of the Environment and over 45 years of experience in air quality and climate issues, including 25 years as the lead forecast and research meteorologist at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. His recent work includes the use of satellite and surface measurements to quantify wildfire smoke impacts on ozone and fine particulate concentrations in the U.S. He is a recipient of the NASA Group Achievement Award to DISCOVER-AQ Science Team.
Moderator: Jenny Bratburd, Staff Researcher, Climate Solutions for Health Lab and Outreach Program Manager, NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Jenny Bratburd is a staff researcher for the Climate Solutions for Health lab and outreach program manager of the NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Bratburd’s interests are at the intersection of health, climate change, science policy and stakeholder engagement.
