ASDC | NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_CHEMISTRY_DATA

NARSTO Level 2

Entry Title: NARSTO SOS99 Nashville WP-3D Orion Air Chemistry Data

Entry ID: NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_CHEMISTRY_DATA_1

Aerosols Radiation Budget Field Campaigns

Description

NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_CHEMISTRY_DATA is the North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO) SOS99 Nashville WP-3D Orion Air Chemistry Data product. It was obtained between June 26 and July 19, 1999 during the WP3-D aircraft component of the Nashville 1999 study sponsored in part by the Southern Oxidant Study. The organizations participating in the study included Aircraft Operations Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Dept of Commerce; Aeronomy Laboratory, U.S. Dept of Commerce; Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado; National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); Brookhaven National Laboratory; and University of Denver.

There were 12 flights in the mission. Measurements focused on obtaining an improved understanding of the processes that control the formation and distribution of fine particles and ozone. Measurements included in the data files are: aircraft location data, aerosol particle characteristics; upper air meteorology; CO, ozone, NO, NO2, NOy, HNO3, SO2, CO2; NMHCs; photolysis rate coefficients from Actinic flux measurements; PAN, PPN, and MPAN; and formaldehyde.

NARSTO, which has since disbanded, was a public/private partnership, whose membership spanned across government, utilities, industry, and academe throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The primary mission was to coordinate and enhance policy-relevant scientific research and assessment of tropospheric pollution behavior; activities provide input for science-based decision-making and determination of workable, efficient, and effective strategies for local and regional air-pollution management. Data products from local, regional, and international monitoring and research programs are still available.

DOI

10.5067/ASDCDAAC/NARSTO/0003

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Guide for NARSTO SOS99NASH NOAA WP-3D Orion Air Chemistry Data

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READ-ME

Readme to assist users of the NARSTO DES-formatted files containing data from WP3-D aircraft during the Nashvile 1999 Intensive Study

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT VALIDATION

From GCMD Science Keywords:

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
ATMOSPHERIC NITRIC ACID > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
STATION HEIGHT
HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS/VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
AIR TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
NITROGEN OXIDES > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ATMOSPHERIC OZONE > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
SULFUR DIOXIDE > SULFUR COMPOUNDS
WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES
UPPER LEVEL WINDS

Nitric Oxide (NO)
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
Nitrogen Oxides
Ozone (O3)
Total Reactive Nitrogen

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: 27.7, N: 40.11), (W: -94.04, E: -77.97)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

NASHVILLE

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 1999-06-26 - 1999-07-19

Platforms

In Situ Land-based Platforms

GROUND STATIONS

BAROMETERS

LOPC-PMS

Laser Optical Particle Counter

HPLC

High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph

HYGROMETERS

CHEMILUMINESCENCE

GPS

Global Positioning System

SPECTRORADIOMETERS

THERMISTORS

Metadata Dates

Created on 2002-04-05

Last updated on 2022-07-12