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UP Atmospheric Physicist Takes to the Skies with NASA: Monitoring Air Quality on NASA817
Journal Online - NASA817—more specifically the NASA DC-8 plane—is an airborne science laboratory based in NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California. It is flown to other parts of the world to gather data to support the research and experiments undertaken by the global scientific community.
The objective of this particular series of flights with the Filipino team, consisting of DENR-EMB, the Manila Observatory, and Dr. Bagtasa, was to assess the air quality (https://journal.com.ph/experts-call-for-united-front-against-poor-air-qu...) of multiple Asian cities by utilizing satellite remote sensors and air quality models. With the equipment of the modified Douglas DC-8 jetliner, they were able to observe the atmosphere and detect various pollutants such as p
articulate matter, ozone, carbon dioxide, and methane, which are not usually locally measured above the ground.
