Seven years of aerosol size distribution data were collected at King Sejong Station in Antarctica using a Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS). The dataset, created by AMD_KOPRI, provides continuous monitoring from 2010 through 2016.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal trends in aerosol concentration across specific particle size bins over a multi-year period.
- Correlate aerosol size distribution data with other atmospheric measurements from the station, such as meteorological data.
- Model the impact of seasonal changes on aerosol populations in the Antarctic region using the long-term time-series.
- Validate satellite-based aerosol retrieval algorithms with ground-based in-situ particle size measurements.
Strengths
- Data collection spans seven consecutive years from 2010 to 2016.
- Measurements are from a specific, remote Antarctic research station, providing a unique geographic context.
Limitations
- The exact number of rows, columns, and sample data are unknown, hindering assessment of volume and granularity.
- Data collection ended in 2016, making the dataset temporally stale for current atmospheric analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- AMD_KOPRI via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- Collected using a Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS) instrument.
- Time Range
- 2010 to 2016.
- Freshness
- Data collection concluded on 2016-12-31.
- Geography
- King Sejong Station, Antarctica.