Andrew
Estes
June 6,
2013
Earth
Science
Ms. Davies
“NASA SEAC4RS Mission Targets How Pollution, Storms And Climate
Mix.” NASA.gov. 6 June 2013.
For all we know about air pollution, that we create, and
that is currently destroying our ozone layer, we have never studied it in
the atmosphere, where it is actually causing damage. This summer NASA will launch the DC-8 and
ER-3, a flying laboratory that will study emissions, atmospheric composition,
climate, and how emissions affect climate and atmospheric composition. NASA’s earth science division
funds this study, and over 250 scientists will be working on this project. This
air craft will probe the atmosphere when emissions rates are at their highest. Scientist
are predicting that emission that reach the stratosphere have the ability to
effect the entire earth’s weather patterns, and this new mission will help them
understand how these things interact. This aircraft will paint detailed pictures
of the Atmospheric processes. Along with the many environmental benefits that
will come from this mission it is possible that scientists will also discover
how to send data to satellites much faster.
This article is important to us because
the environment is something that supports our lives, and something that we
must keep taking care of in order to keep living on earth. It is also important
to give people hope that they may not have to give up the luxury’s such as gas
powered car’s, because we may be able to fix global warming with enough scientific research.
I believe that out of all the projects that are being funded by our government,
these types of projects, about saving the environment and ultimately our own life’s
are the most important.
Overall I enjoyed reading this article.
It helped me understand that how researching and studying something can open
doors to many new things. I also liked the positive outlook of the article. The
author focused on how we can begin to fix the problem rather than being a pessimist
and only criticizing people for destroying our environment. Yet, I still wish
that the article was more complex and that it was more descriptive on what
atmospheric processes the scientists were looking for, and how they will study
them.
Andrew's article was very informative and well written. I felt he did well at summarizing the future plans that NASA hopes to achieve. Also, he explained the predictions and what they think will happen. Andrew also did well in the paragraph about the importance of this article. I like how he explained the importance of maintaining energy, but also how people should be given hope towards finding a way to keep energy sustainable. I was impressed to find out that we have never studied in the atmosphere. Over many years of talking about global warming and damage of the ozone layer, I alway felt they had already sent a probe or machine. Also, I was impressed to find that this could lead to the discovery of sending data to satellites faster. Although, this review was well written and easy to understand, I felt some aspects could have been elaborated, for example, the environmental benefits that would come from the mission.
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