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News Release 13-111
Scientists Undertake Extensive Field Campaign to Study U.S. Southeast Atmospheric Chemistry
Research examines chemical reactions between human-related pollution and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by vegetation such as trees
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![Southeast Atmosphere Study (SAS) tower in the Talladega National Forest in Alabama.](/news/mmg/media/images/se_atmosphere1_f.jpg)
Southeast Atmosphere Study (SAS) tower in the Talladega National Forest in Alabama.
Credit: Southeast Atmosphere Study
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![Aerial photo of top-of-tree-canopy view of the SAS instrument tower in the Alabama forest.](/news/mmg/media/images/se_atmosphere2_f.jpg)
Top-of-tree-canopy view of the SAS instrument tower in the Alabama forest.
Credit: Southeast Atmosphere Study
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![Close-up photo of the instrument tower being used by SAS atmospheric chemists.](/news/mmg/media/images/se_atmosphere3_f.jpg)
Close-up of the instrument tower being used by SAS atmospheric chemists.
Credit: Southeast Atmosphere Study
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![An NSF/NCAR C-130 aircraft in the sky](/news/mmg/media/images/se_atmosphere4_f.jpg)
SAS scientists are conducting research aboard the NSF/NCAR C-130 aircraft.
Credit: NSF/NCAR
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![Photo of scientists in a lab using instruments and a computer](/news/mmg/media/images/se_atmosphere5_f.jpg)
Scientists get ready to fly across the U.S. Southeast in search of air quality discoveries.
Credit: Southeast Atmosphere Study/NOAA
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![Researchers on a research plane with instruments](/news/mmg/media/images/se_atmosphere6_f.jpg)
Researchers prepare to sample air chemistry from the skies rather than the ground.
Credit: Southeast Atmosphere Study/NOAA
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