Awarded a $25 million federal grant, Argonne aims to quantify the effects of increased heat and precipitation in different areas of the city.
Research Scientist Adam Theisen, left, and atmospheric scientist Paytsar Muradyn talk at the ATMOS field site, a testing site for atmospheric tools, on Sept. 20, 2022, at the Argonne National Laboratory, in Lemont, as they finalize the technology that will be put out in the city.
Gregory Anderson, left, looks on as atmospheric Instrumentation Specialist Matt Tuftedal, right, points to a 60 meter tower at the ATMOS field site. “Those are kinds of approaches that have always been inappropriate and that we reject,” Davis said. “So what was beautiful about the Argonne approach is that they were inviting us to a process of designing a process.”Surrounded by about 5 acres of prairie filled with yellow and violet wildflowers, researchers gathered at Argonne’s test site on a recent blue-skied weekday to troubleshoot some of the tools that will eventually be installed in Chicago.
Inside was an atmospheric lidar, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging. The machine emits a rapidly pulsing laser into the sky to collect information on the composition of the air, including pollutants like particulate matter emitted by industries and vehicles.
“The science questions that we are going to ask are going to be very informed by very deep conversations that we will have with the community,” Negri said.
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