ASIA-AQ

NASA and GISTDA team up to clear the air with ASIA-AQ project

Thaiger - In a groundbreaking initiative, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has joined forces with Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) to tackle the pervasive issue of air pollution through the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of the Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) project, writes Zohaib “Zo” Sikander and Sasinaphat Aussavaratchatanakin.

Enhancing air quality: Doing what it takes to minimize health risks

Manila Bulletin - Fighting air pollution does not only require data and laws to regulate its sources, it also needs reliable measurement standards to forecast and measure the pollutants in the air.  This is what a project of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), now ongoing in the country, aims to improve.  Named the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) project, it is held in collaboration with governments in the region with the highest death rates linked to air pollution.

NASA wings above Seoul

Korea JoongAng Daily -  Korea and the United States kicked off a research campaign to uncover the cause of air pollution across Asia, with a DC-8 aircraft fitted with air quality measurement equipment flying over Seoul on Monday. 

The ASIA-AQ, a joint effort by Korea's National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), kicked off last week. Aircraft, satellites and ground sites will be used in the project.

NASA set to gather air samples in PH with its flying laboratory

ABS CBN News - MANILA — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is embarking on a science mission – the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) – to study the air quality in select Asian countries.

ASIA-AQ will conduct research flights aboard two aircraft, the NASA G-III and NASA DC-8, both currently stationed in Clark, Pampanga.

NASA and South Korea to investigate sources of winter air pollution in Chiang Mai, across Asia

Pattaya Mail - South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) and NASA have launched a joint air quality study across Asia, including Thailand, to investigate the sources of winter air pollution. Announced by the South Korean Ministry of Environment, the research began in South Korea and will extend through Malaysia and Thailand, concluding on March 25.