This program is under development. ACP is concerned primarily with the atmospheric chemistry of energy related pollutants. The objective of the ACP is to identify and understand the atmospheric processes that are key to anticipating and predicting the effects of energy-related emissions on air quality. Although ACP activities do not include research in human health or other biological sciences, those air quality issues that are related to human health and effects on ecosystems in the United States are currently of direct concern. Tropospheric processes are addressed that affect the amounts and geographic distribution of ozone, particulate matter, air toxics, and the associated precursors compounds near the surface of the Earth.
Research is conducted by modeling, laboratory, and field studies.
Analysis and publication of results, including those from past ACP field experiments, are an integral part of the ACP program. This ACP Program Announcement consists of three categories. Prospective investigators should explicitly specify in the abstract what category or categories are addressed by the proposed research. Individuals or groups intending to participate in field experiments should describe what measurements they intend to make and what instruments will be used to make them, and what process information the measurements are intended to provide. Those intending to analyze data from one or more instruments or who will use data in numerical or conceptual modeling should specify what data are required for their purposes.