India, Feb. 13 -- NASA and international researchers will study the air quality in Asia as part of a global effort to better understand the quality of air that the region's population breathe.
In collaboration with South Korea's National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality, or ASIA-AQ mission, will collect detailed atmospheric data over several locations in Asia. NASA did no specify the countries where the data is collected.
Utilizing aircraft, satellites, and ground-based instruments, the ASIA-AQ team will gather and share data with air quality and government agencies to be used for air quality research and understanding worldwide.
While satellite views and ground mea...