Xact® 625i has been selected for the ASCENT network for characterizing aerosols in high time resolution using state-of-the-art instruments.
SailBri Cooper, Inc. is pleased to announce its participation in Atmospheric SCience and mEasurement NeTwork (ASCENT). This new air monitoring network in the United States was made possible by a $12 million grant from the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure program at the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant was awarded to Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Nga Lee “Sally” Ng, and will include collaboration with researchers from various Universities throughout the U.S. The network will consist of state-of-the-art instruments that will be able to characterize aerosols in high time resolution. The Xact 625i from SailBri Cooper, Inc. is one of these instruments, and it will provide near real time metals concentrations. Overall, the network will consist of 12 sites around the United States and will help to address questions surrounding the effects of aerosols on climate change, air quality, and air pollution.
ASCENT’s 12 sites have been placed strategically in various areas with pre existing infrastructure for atmospheric monitoring. These sites include Delta Junction, AK; Cheeka Peak/Makah, WA; Los Angeles/Pico Rivera, CA; Rubidoux, CA; Joshua Tree National Park, CA; Yellowstone National Park, WY; Denver, CO; Houston, TX; Pittsburgh, PA; New York, NY; Atlanta, GA; and Great Smoky Mountain National Park, TN. Each site will be supplied with four advanced instruments to achieve different purposes: an Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor (non-refractory aerosols), Xact 625i Ambient Continuous Multi-Metals Monitor (trace metals), Aethalometer (black/brown carbon), and a Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (aerosol number, size, distribution, and concentration). Participating institutions on this project include: Yale University, California Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Harvey Mudd College, University of Alaska, University of Washington, University of Houston, University of California at Riverside, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Wyoming, University of Colorado at Boulder, and the Georgia Institute of Technology.
While there are currently several existing aerosol monitoring networks in the United States, none have the capability of measuring aerosol chemical and physical properties at high time resolution. The data obtained by this new network will allow researchers to address how the composition and abundance of aerosols are changing, and how they affect air pollution, and climate-relevant variables. Research communities, educators, policy makers, and the public will be provided with free and open access to all ASCENT data.
For more information about the Xact 625i technology, please contact Cooper Environmental at info@sci-monitoring.com.
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