We are having a very busy summer!
We welcomed two undergraduate research interns as part of the LDEO REU program. Andrea Belvis-Aquino, from University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez, is working on use of optical particle counters to diagnose dust transport events in the Caribbean, with an emphasis on air quality impacts in Puerto Rico. Sophia Roberts, from Barnard College, joins the group to work on air quality exposure racial and social disparities in New York City.
We also had an exciting opportunity to visit and install a multipollutant air monitor on the LDEO Research Vessel Marcus G Langseth! The team installed a SENSIT RAMP monitor which includes sensors for particulate matter, SO2, O3, CO, and CO2! The data will stream continuously as the Langseth continues her mission sailing around the world.
Finally, we have established a sensor intercomparison site on the rooftop of LDEO Oceanography building! Anchored by an FEM GRIMM ED180 PM monitor, we have colocated ~10 different commercially available and custom-built sensor systems. A research study will be conducted using this data.
