Wednesday, September 7 media teleconference:Pole-to-pole flights capture first global portrait of greenhouse gases
Newswise — BOULDER—Scientists this month are wrapping up a three-year series of missions from the Arctic to the Antarctic aboard an advanced research aircraft, having successfully made the most extensive airborne measurements of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases and particles to date.
Leaders of the research team will participate in a media teleconference at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (11:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time) on Wednesday, September 7. They will discuss preliminary findings and describe the mission in detail.
High-resolution photos and video footage from the field will be available.
The project, known as HIPPO, is helping researchers determine where and when greenhouse gases and climate-influencing particles enter and leave the atmosphere. This marks an important milestone as scientists work toward targeting both the sources of greenhouse gases and the natural processes that draw the gases back out of the atmosphere.
HIPPO relies on the powerful capabilities of a specially equipped Gulfstream V aircraft, owned by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The project is funded by NSF and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
-----Teleconference details-----
Date: Wednesday, September 7Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT (11:00 a.m. - 12 noon, MDT)
-----Instructions for journalists----
To participate in the teleconference:Reporters in the United States should call 866-740-1260 and enter the passcode 4978601. Reporters in other countries should call 303-248-0285 and enter the same passcode.
-----Panelists-----
Steven Wofsy, Harvard University professor and principal investigatorBritton Stephens, NCAR scientist and co-principal investigatorJames Elkins, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory scientist and co-principal investigator Anne-Marie Schmoltner, NSF program director, lower atmosphere researchDavid Fahey, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory research physicist
Additional contacts:
Katy Human, NOAA Public Affairs303-497-4747[email protected]
Michael Patrick Rutter, Communications DirectorHarvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences617-496-3815[email protected]
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research under sponsorship by the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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