Until very recently, handheld spectrometers were the domain of major analytical and security
instrument companies, with turnkey analyzers using spectroscopic techniques from X-ray …

Advances in numerical weather prediction represent a quiet revolution because they have
resulted from a steady accumulation of scientific knowledge and technological advances …

Background The majority of people live in cities and urbanization is continuing worldwide.
Cities have long been known to be society's predominant engine of innovation and wealth …

Hydrological monitoring is essential to guide evidence-based decision making necessary for
sustainable water resource management and governance. Limited hydrometric datasets and …

This report assesses the effects of stratospheric ozone depletion and anticipated ozone
recovery on the intensity of ultraviolet (UV) radiation at the Earth's surface. Interactions …

Community engagement in public health policy is easier said than done. One reason is that
public health policy is produced in a complex process resulting in policies that may appear …

Provision of accurate air temperature data in urban environments with high spatial and
temporal resolution over long time periods remains a challenge in atmospheric research …

Smartphones are playing an increasing role in the sciences, owing to the ubiquitous
proliferation of these devices, their relatively low cost, increasing processing power and their …

Abstract PM2. 5, or fine particulate matter, is a category of air pollutant consisting of particles
with effective aerodynamic diameter equal to or less than 2.5 μm. These particles have been …

Citizen science provides researchers means to gather or analyse large datasets. At the
same time, citizen science projects offer an opportunity for non-scientists to be part of and …