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ASIA-AQ Mission: A Multidimensional Approach to Understanding Air Pollution
Space Daily - In a significant stride toward enhancing global air quality understanding, NASA has embarked on a collaborative mission with Korea's National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) and other international partners. The initiative, known as the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ), aims to collect and analyze atmospheric data across several Asian locations. This mission underscores the concerted effort by global scientific communities to address the complexities of air pollution and its broader implications on human health and ecosystems.
