%0 Journal Article
%T ¡°Smart¡± Surveillance of Dusty Behavior: Illuminating the Relationship between Particulate Matter and the Atmosphere
%A Shelley Choi
%J Computational Water, Energy, and Environmental Engineering
%P 119-126
%@ 2168-1570
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/cweee.2018.73008
%X <span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">Although </span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">large </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">amounts of research have been completed to find the relationship between
particulate matter and climate change, they have still</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">proven
to be inadequate.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">Efforts to lay the foundations for understanding atmospheric chemical
reactions have been repeatedly foiled by both</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">the
size and complexity of the task, which require more than the effort</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">of a
handful of researchers. Since the development of advanced physical models for
dust behavior is projected to take years</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">, </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">what if
laypeople could dramatically expedite this process</span><span> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">by using their mobile devices as measurement tools? With relatively
little effort by many individuals, previously unknown information about the
earth¡¯s atmosphere may at last become accessible thanks to recent advances in
artificial intelligence. However, there are potential obstacles. Even if all
technical problems are resolved, viable plans for battling particulate matter
pollution will likely need to be accompanied by environmental policies.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">While
technological breakthroughs give reason to hope for a brighter future, the
resolution of global issues requires both grassroots changes and global
efforts.</span></span></span>
%K Atmosphere
%K Particulate Matter
%K Weather Forecast
%K Artificial Intelligence
%K Deep Learning
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=86073