New Monitoring System Clarifies Murky Atmospheric Questions

New Monitoring System Clarifies Murky Atmospheric Questions Reference- http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120419163557.htm Summary- A university of Colorado Boulder-led team has developed a new monitoring system to analyze and compare emissions from human made fossil fuels and trace gases in the atmosphere. The research team looked at atmospheric gas measurements taken every two weeks from aircraft over a six year period over the northeast United States to collect samples of CO2 and other environmentally important gases. Their method allowed them to separate CO2 derived from fossil fuels from CO2 being emitted by biological sources. Critique- The method allowed them to separate CO2 derived from fossil fuels from CO2 being emitted by biological sources. Impact- A new monitoring system to analyze and compare emissions from human made fossil fuels and trace gases in the atmosphere.