ACSOE OXICOA OZPROF: Ozone Profile Data from Aberystwyth, UK (1996-1998)

Aberystwyth, UK, is the location for ozone profile data collected between 1996 and 1998 as part of the Atmospheric Chemistry Studies in the Oceanic Environment (ACSOE) OXICOA project. The data, obtained using ozonesondes and LIDAR, was designed to study variations and structures of tropospheric ozone in clean and moderately polluted marine atmospheres. This dataset supports research into atmospheric oxidant and radical chemistry over oceanic regions.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical ozone distribution based on ozonesonde and LIDAR profile data.
• Studying temporal variations in tropospheric ozone over a multi-year period (1996-1998).
• Modeling atmospheric oxidizing capacity in marine environments using ozone profile measurements.
• Investigating the structure of the ozone layer in clean versus moderately polluted marine atmospheres.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific multi-year time range from 1996 to 1998.
• Profiles are generated using two complementary measurement techniques: ozonesondes and LIDAR.
• Dataset is associated with a defined research program (ACSOE OXICOA OZPROF).

Limitations

• Key metadata such as column names, row counts, and file size are unknown across all sources.
• The dataset's spatial coverage is limited to a single location (Aberystwyth, UK).
• The last update date (2026-07-08) is a future date, which may indicate a metadata error or placeholder value.

Provenance

Source

Centre for Environmental Data Analysis

Collection Method

Data obtained from Aberystwyth using ozonesondes and LIDAR.

Time Range

1996 to 1998

Freshness

2026-07-08 13:33:09.249607

Geography

Aberystwyth, UK