Compact News: First Global Picture of Greenhouse Gases Emerges from Pole-to-Pole Research Flights

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

First Global Picture of Greenhouse Gases Emerges from Pole-to-Pole Research Flights

First Global Picture of Greenhouse Gases Emerges from Pole-to-Pole Research Flights
Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:30:00 -0500

Photo of NSFs Gulfstream V aircraft, or HIAPER, in Anchorage, Alaska.

A three-year series of research flights from the Arctic to the Antarctic has successfully produced an unprecedented portrait of greenhouse gases and particles in the atmosphere.

The far-reaching field project, known as HIPPO, ends this week, and has enabled researchers to generate the first detailed mapping of the global distribution of gases and particles that affect Earth's climate.

HIPPO, which stands for HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observations, has brought together scientists from ...

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