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NASA's DC-8 Conducts Air Quality Mission Over Chiang Mai
National News Bureau of Thailand (NNT) - According to the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT), the flight, part of the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of NASA’s Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) project, was conducted with the aim of analyzing air pollution dispersion at various atmospheric levels. The aircraft executed a low-altitude 'missed approach' maneuver over the province at 10:30 am, a technique crucial for collecting detailed environmental data.
