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Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta (PRD) have made the improvement of their environment a high priority issue to ensure future sustainable development. The formation of Nansha Atmospheric Research Centre (NARC) aims to support and assist the development of effective regional air quality management strategies and control policy formulation for the entire region, through identifying basic problems and scientific issues related to air pollution in megacities around the PRD.
Areas of Focus:
Recognizing the current gaps between scientific findings and management policy implication, six major research areas have been identified as the leading directions in the first five years, including: |
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more coordinated species-wise observations and measurements in HK and the PRD; |
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better understanding of chemical and other dynamics contributing to the air pollution problem in the region; |
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a systematically derived and regularly updated emissions inventory for HK and the PRD; |
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an advanced air quality modeling system capable of predicting future pollutant responses under different control scenarios; |
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a comprehensive modeling system capable of estimating the corresponding health risk alleviation, visibility improvement, and economic cost-benefit under different control scenarios; and |
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more comprehensive education and outreach programs to instill better understanding amongst all stakeholders, including the public. |
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Annual mean particle surface extinction coefficient for Pearl River Delta (2006) - a typical spatial distribution for atmospheric pollutant |
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Principal Investigator:
Prof. Alexis Lau
the Institute for the Environment, HKUST
Contact:
Add: S302A Software Building,
Nansha IT Park, Guangzhou
Tel: (86) 20 3468 5651
Fax: (86) 20 3468 5650
E-mail: webenvf@ust.hk
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