HAQES_NA_PM25_BC_CENSUS: 3-Hourly Black Carbon Forecasts for North America

HAQES provides 3-hourly ensemble mean surface PM2.5 Black Carbon concentration forecasts at the census level over the continental United States. The Hazardous Air Quality Ensemble System is a real-time forecast for events like wildfires and dust storms, created by combining models from NASA, NOAA, and the Naval Research Laboratory. The prototype was developed by George Mason University as part of the NASA Health Air Quality Applied Science Team.

Use Cases

• Modeling population exposure to hazardous air quality based on 3-hourly forecast data
• Analyzing black carbon pollution trends and sources based on ensemble model outputs
• Forecasting air quality impacts from wildfires and dust storms based on the real-time ensemble system
• Assessing regional air pollution disparities based on census-level spatial resolution

Strengths

• Data is updated in near real-time for forecasting hazardous air quality events.
• Combines multiple authoritative models from NASA, NOAA, and the Naval Research Laboratory.
• Provides spatial detail at the census level for the continental United States.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and exact temporal coverage are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Ensemble forecast combining the Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS), Navy Aerosol Analysis and Prediction System (NAAPS), Global Ensemble Forecast System Aerosols (GEFS), High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR), and NOAA-EPA Atmosphere-Chemistry Coupler-Community Multiscale Air Quality model (NACC-CMAQ).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 01:56:24.894487

Geography

Continental United States (CONUS) at census level