Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , Boulder, Colorado 80305, United States.
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada.
Environ Sci Technol. 2017 Mar 7;51(5):2519-2528. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6b04947. Epub 2017 Feb 17.
Laboratory studies of atmospheric chemistry characterize the nature of atmospherically relevant processes down to the molecular level, providing fundamental information used to assess how human activities drive environmental phenomena such as climate change, urban air pollution, ecosystem health, indoor air quality, and stratospheric ozone depletion. Laboratory studies have a central role in addressing the incomplete fundamental knowledge of atmospheric chemistry. This article highlights the evolving science needs for this community and emphasizes how our knowledge is far from complete, hindering our ability to predict the future state of our atmosphere and to respond to emerging global environmental change issues. Laboratory studies provide rich opportunities to expand our understanding of the atmosphere via collaborative research with the modeling and field measurement communities, and with neighboring disciplines.
大气化学的实验室研究从分子水平上描述了与大气相关的过程的本质，提供了用于评估人类活动如何驱动气候变化、城市空气污染、生态系统健康、室内空气质量和平流层臭氧消耗等环境现象的基本信息。实验室研究在解决大气化学基础知识不完善方面起着核心作用。本文突出了该领域不断发展的科学需求，并强调了我们的知识还远远不够，这阻碍了我们预测未来大气状况以及应对新出现的全球环境变化问题的能力。实验室研究通过与建模和现场测量社区以及相邻学科的合作研究，为我们提供了丰富的机会来扩展我们对大气的理解。
