Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment Phase B (INTEX-B) is the second stage of a multi-agency effort “to understand the transport and transformation of gases and aerosols on transcontinental/intercontinental scales and assess their impact on air quality and climate. The primary constituents of interest are ozone and precursors, aerosols and precursors, and the long-lived greenhouse gases.” [INTEX-B, nasa.gov]
The INTEX-B project started on March 1 and will end on May 15, 2006. “The first phase of the study will be performed during March and will focus on Mexico City pollution outflow, while the second phase will be performed during April and May and will focus on Asian pollution outflow.” [INTEX-B, nasa.gov]
We will be supporting the INTEX-B mission by providing daily posts of the UMBC GASP product. All posts related to this project will begin with “INTEX-B”. We also supported the first phase of the INTEX project (INTEX-A), which was completed in the summer of 2004.