Fellow Project
2025–2026
Mapping Atmospheric Change Over Africa
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Many regions of Africa are undergoing rapid changes—from agricultural expansion and shifting fire regimes to climate variability, population growth, and increasing urbanization. Yet the impacts of these transformations on air quality and climate remain poorly understood. This gap is critical, given that air pollution causes more than one million deaths annually on the continent and its population is expected to exceed three billion in the coming decades.
This project will integrate new satellite-based observations with atmospheric modeling to better characterize key chemical emissions across Africa. The results will support more accurate atmospheric predictions for the region and areas downwind.
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