Introduction

The Asian-Pacific Regional Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE-Asia) was a multi-platform project based throughout Asia that was designed to increase the understanding of how aerosol particles affect the Earth’s climate system.

The combination of satellite, airborne, and surface (land and ship)measurements was designed to monitor the variability in magnitude and composition as well as the geographic distribution of natural and anthropogenic aerosols over the entire atmospheric column. The measurements from the various platforms allowed air masses to be tracked from the onset of large dust events at the surface in the source region to in situ measurements assessing the aging processes of the particles.

ACE-Asia is the continuation of a series of Aerosol Characterization Experiments planned by the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Program (IGAC).

Surface aerosol radiative forcing at Gosan during the ACE-Asia campaign [.pdf, 682.6Kb]