The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Atmospheric Lidar Group Description:

We are interested in remote sensing of the atmosphere with a focus on aerosols and aerosol properties. We have a number of Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Facilities that allow us to make active measurements of the aerosols in the atmosphere. We have a surface based instruments to measure light scattering and particulate mass. We also utilize passive instruments on satellites to look at the regional variability and development of aerosols.

  Projects:

US Air Quality

• The USAQ Smog Blog is a daily diary of U.S air quality. We use information from satellites, ground-based lidar, EPA monitoring networks, and other monitors to provide evidence of air quality events across the U.S. The Smog Blog has postings 365 days a year.

3D-AQS

• The 3D Air Quality System (3D-AQS) integrates satellite and remote sensing resources into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Air Quality System (AirQuest) and Remote Sensing Information Gateway (RSIG) systems.

UMAP

• The UMBC Monitoring of Atmospheric Particulates (UMAP) project maintains a supersite of remote sensing instrumentation on the Physics Building of the UMBC campus.

MDE Low Level Jet Profiling Project

• We are funded by the Maryland Department of Environment to profile nocturnal jet events in the Baltimore region with a view to assessing potential for poor air quality on following days.

Current Baltimore Webcam Image

Current Group Members (email use umbc.edu after the usernames):