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This research plane has been sampling the atmosphere across the world. (Shawn Wilson/KTUU-DT)by Ted Land
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An around-the-world scientific flight was in Anchorage Tuesday night.
The modified Gulfstream jet has been criss-crossing the world taking air samples from different sections of the atmosphere.
It is the first comprehensive study of atmospheric gases and is taking years to complete.
Scientists onboard say the data will help them better understand global climate change.
They say they encountered a lot of pollution on their most recent flight over the Arctic.
"On this particular flight that we took to the North Pole yesterday, the atmosphere was really dirty. You could see it, you could see the haze in the atmosphere. Computer models trace it back to Asia," said Harvard University professor Steven Wofsy.
From here they flight heads to Hawaii, New Zealand and the South Pole.
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