Primary Objectives
The objective of Appalachian Atmospheric Interdisciplinary Research cluster (AppalAIR) is to better understand changing regional meteorology, air quality, and their impacts on climate change and ecosystem health. The AppalAIR facilities at Appalachian State University are home to the only co-located NOAA Global Monitoring Division (NOAA GMD), NASA AErosol RObotic NETwork (NASA AERONET), and NASA Micro-pulsed Lidar Network (NASA MPLNET) aerosol monitoring sites in the U.S., along with co-located meteorological stations and measurements of snowfall events. As such, AppalAIR is uniquely positioned to improve understanding of regional pollution transport and the interactions between air quality, meteorology, climate change. Read more.
Cluster Members
- L. Baker Perry, Department of Geography and Planning
- Jim Sherman, Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Robert (Bob) Swarthout, Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences
- Howard Neufeld, Department of Biology
- Rahman Tashakkori, Department of Computer Science
- Chris Thaxton, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Research Stations
Sample Work Products
- Toward Improved Correlations between WRF Model and Remotely-sensed PBL Height Retrievals for the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Ad-Hoc Mixing Layer Height Working Group
- Optimizing Weather Research and Forecasting model parameterizations for boundary-layer turbulence production and dissipation over the Southern Appalachians