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    Research Overview

    AIRMAP is a NOAA funded UNH research program focused on atmospheric chemical and physical observations in rural to semi-remote areas of New Hampshire with the goal of understanding inter-relationships in regional air quality, meteorology, and climatic phenomena.

    Research Goals
  • Document and analyze current trends in the regional air quality of New England which is affected by transport from upwind regions of the U.S. and Canada and by local emission sources.
  • Document and analyze current and past (the last 100 years) synoptic-to-local meteorological patterns, features, and extreme events in New England.
  • Numerically simulate the coupled evolution of atmospheric transport and chemistry in New England using various modeling tools.

    Research Plan
    Conduct continuous measurements of critical chemical components in the atmosphere over New Hampshire, including ozone (O3), and its precursors to assess air quality. The UNH Atmospheric observatory consists of instrumented monitoring sites located along a 200 km north-south transect in eastern New Hampshire beginning near the Atlantic coast at Thompson Farm (Durham), moving up to 400 m elevation at Castle Springs (Moultonborough), and climbing to 2000 m at the summit of Mount Washington (Beans Purchase). In addition, we operate a UNH Observing Station on Appledore Island during the summer.
    Innovative weather forecasting technology is being utilized and refined to aid assessment of synoptic meteorological patterns. The relationships between local and far-field emissions, synoptic-to-local circulation, air quality, and New England climate variability of the past 100 years are being explored through interpretation of spatial and temporal atmospheric observations and various modeling activities. Regional decision makers and stakeholders will help guide us in providing decision-relevant information to the public.


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