SARP AMODs are up in wildfire smoke! by Bonne FordIn recent years, we have seen an uptick in large wildfires and smoke events. As the climate continues to get hotter and drier in many places in the West (conditions that
Connecting our Measurements to NASA Satellite Data By Jeff PierceIn our earlier blog post, “What are our devices measuring and why?”, we discussed that satellites do not directly measure values of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), but rather satellites retrieve
Looking Into Data: Summer 2020 Fires By Michael CheesemanIn partnership with the NASA SARP program and the participation of students all around the US, the CEAMS network of coincident PM2.5 and AOD sensors (known as the Aerosol Mass
Ozone vs Particulate Pollution: What's the difference? By Zoey RosenPoor air quality days are a problem. Not all air quality problems are the same though! There are different types of air pollution--like particulate pollution or ozone pollution--even if they come
Let's Talk Wildfires. By Christian L'OrangeThe number and intensity of wildfires in the United States has increased in recent years. An average of ~7 million acres a year have burned since 2000, which is double the
Let’s Discuss AQI By Zoey RosenSimply stated, the Air Quality Index (AQI) is a scale used for reporting air quality levels. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established this index to connect air
CEAMS Labs Spotlight We’re proud to be a large group of scientists from many different fields. Our researchers come from four groups on Colorado State University’s campus, and we'd like to showcase our lab
What are our devices measuring and why? By Jeff PierceFigure 1. AOD is a measure of particles above us in the atmosphere. PM2.5 is the particles that we breathe.Our devices measure two qualities of particles in the atmosphere.
CEAMS Student Spotlights The CEAMS team is made up of a large group of scientists, across many different fields. With project scientists, professors, and post-doctoral scholars, being a part of CEAMS means working with interesting people
What Do My Measurements Mean? By Bonne FordSo, the AMOD sampler is set up in your backyard, and you’ve logged on to the website and started seeing your data. What does the data tell you?Remember, the
CEAMS Team Update We finished our first round in Denver last month, and all the AMODs are back in our possession. We learned a lot during the deployment and are using that knowledge to hopefully improve
Welcome to CEAMS! First off, what is CEAMS? CEAMS stands for “Citizen-Enabled Aerosol Measurements for Satellites.” That sounds cool, but it doesn’t tell you what CEAMS is. CEAMS is a network of citizen scientists taking
How does the AMOD Compare to PM2.5 Monitors? by Jessica TrynerIs Colorado meeting the National Ambient Air Quality Standards? Is the air outside healthy to breathe today? To help answer these questions, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)
