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MIT researchers improve upon methods to model urban air pollution

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Researchers at MIT have developed a new detailed air-quality model to simulate the effects of physical, chemical, and meteorological processing of highly reactive trace species in urban areas.

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The New Supersonic Boom

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Meanwhile, environmentalists were voicing concern—about how noisy such aircraft are taking off, about the possibility that their high-altitude emissions would erode the ozone layer, and about how disruptive the sonic booms would be. Boom went on to garner more than US $150 million from various venture funds and Japan Airlines.