New NASA SNWG Research Funding

The Health, Environment, and Policy program has received new extramural funding from NASA’s Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) to expand its work on improving real-time air quality forecasting for domestic and international partners. Led by Director Kevin Cromar and Research Scientist Noussair Lazrak, the project applies machine learning bias correction to NASA’s GEOS-CF model and integrates observations from the global Pandora network to generate localized, more accurate forecasts. This effort will strengthen the ability of government agencies, health networks, and community partners to anticipate unhealthy air quality conditions and respond more effectively. Over the next several years, the team will build an integrated forecasting platform that provides near-real-time outputs, user-friendly public interfaces, and a scalable foundation for new monitoring sites.