Scientists at AER have been advising the chemical manufacturing industry on stratospheric modeling and transport for over 20 years. Based on our extensive experience in modeling the chemistry and transport of the stratosphere, our scientists are being drawn to another area of interesting research — homeland defense.
Hazardous materials released high in the atmosphere — a growing threat due to the proliferation of ballistic missile technology — can easily spread around the globe. To date atmospheric transport and dispersion (ATD) systems have very limited capabilities in this domain. In fact the long residence time of releases between 20-120 km and the limited availability of real-time data require a novel approach that includes chemistry, global transport and linkages to the Government's traditional hazardous material models. Fortunately, AER scientists are extremely well suited to leverage their knowledge and abilities from the manufacturing industry to this more critical task.
Our Expert: Janusz Eluszkiewicz