NOAA Air Quality Modeling
NOAA research develops and evaluates air quality models, linking lab science to field measurements to improve forecasting and understand pollution's impacts.
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Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: May 1, 2025 (RAP opportunity application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Base stipend approximately $70,000 with additional experience-based supplements; travel allowance of $4,000; typical tenure 2-3 years.
Summary: Supports postdoctoral and senior researchers in developing and evaluating air quality models linking laboratory science with field measurements to improve pollution forecasting and understand climate impacts.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and non-U.S. citizens; relocation and health insurance benefits included; requires contacting a NOAA research adviser prior to application.
Description
This fellowship opportunity at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratories (ESRL), Chemical Sciences Laboratory, focuses on advancing air quality modeling and its evaluation. The research supports air quality forecasting on scales from local to continental, investigating atmospheric photochemistry, pollutant transport, and the effects of pollution and natural emissions on regional climate and weather.
Key objectives include:
- Developing and coding photochemical and physical processes within Eulerian-based regional air quality models.
- Creating and testing model components such as emission inventories and radiative transfer.
- Relating laboratory-based aerosol and ozone chemistry science to photochemical, aerosol, and radiative measurements from intensive field campaigns.
- Critically assessing air quality forecasts and model components by comparing model outputs to observational data from field studies, surface networks, and satellites.
This program is designed to foster innovative research that bridges laboratory science and atmospheric observations to improve understanding and forecasting of air pollution and its climate impacts.
