The NRL Marine Meteorology Division hosted the United Arab Emirates Unified Aerosol Experiment (UAE2) science team at its Monterey campus on February 9-11, 2005. Over 30 scientists from the US and Europe converged to discuss recent ground-breaking environmental research in Southwest Asia, in particular, early results from measurements made during a 2-month, summer 2004 field campaign.

This mission is distinctive from others in that its primary goal is not basic scientific research but rather the interdisciplinary integration of the world’s leading aerosol field measurement, remote sensing and modeling systems. Early scientific winners for this work include the first comprehensive calibration/validation of the world's over-desert dust and aerosol products, numerical model predictions, and dust and cloud microphysics, as well as the first scientific apportionment of the region's pollution chemistry and sources.