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Outreach Material

Monitoring Changing Air Quality in the Edwin B. Forsythe NWR

An interactive tutorial guiding the user through air quality monitoring instruments and air quality issues impacting the Edwin B. Forsythe NWR and Brigantine WA.  This is the same tutorial available at a kiosk at the refuge.

Reactive Nitrogen Cycling Through the Atmosphere & Ecosystem

This interactive tutorial presents the cycling of reactive nitrogen through our environment, showing basic concepts such as reactive nitrogen’s sources, its effects while in the atmosphere, and the consequences of its deposition into our environment.

Exploring Visibility Concepts

An interactive tutorial that guides the user through a number visibility concepts and issues including the impact that haze has on a scene, the nature of light and how it colors what we see, particulate matter that comprises the haze and regulations addressing haze issues.

Air Quality in Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park

An interactive tutorial guiding the user through air quality issues impacting Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park.  This is the same tutorial available from kiosks at Sequoia Kings Canyon’s visitor center. 

Introduction to Visibility

An introductory guide to visibility starting from the fundamental principles for visibility impairment and causes of regional haze to aerosol concentration and trends.