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Atmospheric
Measurement Program at Howard University Beltsville Campus
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Welcome
to the home page of the
Atmospheric Measure Program at Howard University Beltsville Campus.Here
you can find information about the program including descriptions of
the research conducted and plots of
many of
the observations made at the site.
Site Description
Howard University
Beltsville Site
(39.054°N; 76.877°W) is located in Beltsville, Maryland. It is
an area that is
covered by grass and surrounded by deciduous trees, but also is in
proximity to
plants and industries.
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- Enhance the capacity of Howard University to
conduct
research in atmospheric observations for the improvement of weather,
climate,
and air quality prediction
- Provide hands-on student training in
instrumentation
and state of the art techniques of atmospheric observation
- Contribute to national and international
climate and
environmental monitoring networks (SURFRAD, CEOP, BSRN, etc)
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