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18 May 2016
OSA Incubator on Precision Measurements in Air Quality and Turbulence
18 May 2016
OSA Incubator on Precision Measurements in Air Quality and Turbulence
WASHINGTON – The Optical Society (OSA) will host an incubator meeting on “Precision Measurements in Air Quality and Turbulence,” on Thursday, 19 May 2016 and Friday, 20 May 2016 at the OSA Headquarters in Washington, DC, USA. The purpose of this incubator meeting will be to discuss the observations of high precision measurements in air quality at local, regional and global scales, with the goal of advancing environmental/climate science, inform the development of public policy and provide a quantitative basis for establishing regulatory compliance.
“The importance of high-precision observations in air quality is paramount in protecting our globe’s environment and thanks to recent developments in optical instrumentation; better observation of our environment is possible. The goal of this incubator will be to explore these emerging novel techniques for better air quality monitoring,” said Adam J. Fleisher, National Institute of Standards & Technology, USA (NIST).
WHAT: Precision Measurements in Air Quality and Turbulence
WHEN: Thursday, 19 May 2016 and Friday, 20 May 2016
TIME: 8 am on Thursday, 19 May 2016
(Please refer to the OSA incubator page for all time listings to this meeting)
HOSTED BY: Adam J. Fleisher, National Institute of Standards & Technology, USA
Partha Banerjee, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Jorge E. Pezoa, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Featured Topics:
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Optical sensors and sensor technologies
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Precisionmeasurements of gases and particulates
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Sensor calibration
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Measurement precision
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Traceability of measurement results to standards
Questions to be Addressed:
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What chemical species are most in need of precision measurements?
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What standard equipment and techniques need updating, reworking or reinventing?
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How can SI traceability in gas-phase sensing be achieved?
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What are optimum spatial and temporal scales for measurements?
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How are current sensor networks used in urban and rural environments?
For more information about this incubator or other incubators in this series visit the OSA Incubator Meetings page.
There are a limited number of spaces available to this event, for interested individuals and members of the press, please send a brief letter of interest expressing your intent to the Media Relations team at MediaRelations@osa.org.
About The Optical Society
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