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Links and Resources

NASA Facts On-line: Background information on atmospheric aerosols

Health Effects of Atmospheric Aerosols

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology: Statistics and resources on asthma

American Lung Association: Information on the heath effects of air pollution

Effects of Atmospheric Aerosols on the Ozone Layer

NASA’s Students On-line Atmospheric Research: A description of ozone balance, ozone depletion and the difference between “good” and “bad” ozone

Environmental Protection Agency: Detailed information about ozone, ozone depletion, common myths about ozone, a link to the Montreal Protocol, etc.

Climate Effects of Atmospheric Aerosols

Wikipedia: Learn more about the effects of aerosols on the climate

University of New South Wales School of Physics: The effects of atmospheric aerosols on climate

Atmospheric Aerosols Visualizations and Data Sets

NASA’s Earth Observatory: Use of satellites and animations to distinguish human pollution from other atmospheric particles by

USDA Forest Service: Air quality real time images

NASA: Global aerosol and ozone mapping

NASA’s Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICES): Atmospheric animations

California Geography: An interesting fire data map that shows a cross section of California geography

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): To find out more about the techniques used to study atmospheric aerosols

Air Quality Legislation

U.S. Department of transportation Federal Highway Administration: Federal air quality legislation

South Coast Air Quality Management District

Atmosphere-related Background Information

NASA: Review of wavelength and the electromagnetic spectrum

University of Illinois: Learn more about weather symbols

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