THE FIRECHEM MISSION WILL ADDRESS THE PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY THAT LINK BIOMASS BURNING TO AIR QUALITY ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL US. WE PROPOSE TO DEPLOY THE CALTECH CHEMICAL IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETERS (CIMS) ABOARD THE NASA DC-8 DURING THIS MISSION TO PROVIDE HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION IN SITU MEASUREMENTS OF MULTIPLE GAS PHASE SPECIES INCLUDING A SUITE OF INORGANIC AND ORGANIC PEROXIDES NITRATES AND ACIDS THAT PLAY SIGNIFICANT ROLES IN DEFINING THE OXIDANT AND AEROSOL CHEMISTRY THAT FOLLOWS THE GAS EMISSIONS FROM FIRE. THE MEASUREMENTS PROVIDED BY CALTECH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS REQUIRED TO MEET THE FIRECHEM OBJECTIVES.
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