EPA Surface Measurements from the 1995 Southern Oxidants Study contain air samples and in-situ measurements collected by the EPA and its contractors at five Nashville area locations. The data was gathered during a field research campaign from June 17 to June 29, 1995, to study tropospheric ozone production and distribution. The Tennessee Valley Authority coordinated the 1995 Southern Oxidants Study Nashville/Middle Tennessee Ozone Study.
Use Cases
- Analyze ozone concentration trends over the study period using time-series measurements.
- Compare pollutant levels across the five different sampling locations, such as the Polk Building rooftop and Murfreesboro Road underpass.
- Model relationships between in-situ measurements and air sample data to understand ozone production processes.
- Validate regional air quality models using surface measurement data from the Nashville/Middle Tennessee area.
Strengths
- Data collected from five distinct sampling locations provides spatial comparison points.
- Measurements cover a focused 13-day period in June 1995 for temporal analysis.
- In-situ measurements and air samples offer multiple data collection methods.
Limitations
- Dataset temporal coverage is limited to a single 13-day period in 1995.
- Geographic coverage is restricted to five specific sites in the Nashville/Middle Tennessee area.
- Data freshness is low, as the study concluded nearly 30 years ago.
Provenance
- Source
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its contractors (ManTech, Inc. and Biospherics Research Corporation).
- Collection Method
- Air samples and in-situ measurements collected at five Nashville area locations.
- Time Range
- June 17, 1995 to June 29, 1995.
- Freshness
- Data collection ended on June 29, 1995.
- Geography
- Five locations in the Nashville/Middle Tennessee area, including downtown Nashville rooftops and the Murfreesboro Road underpass.