First Global Portrait of Greenhouse Gases Emerges from Pole-to-Pole Flights
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 14:30
in Earth & Climate
A three-year series of research flights from the Arctic to the Antarctic has produced an unprecedented portrait of greenhouse gases. The HIPPO project, led by NCAR, Harvard, and NOAA, is enabling researchers to generate the first detailed mapping of the global distribution of gases and particles that affect Earth's climate.