LISTOS Bronx Pfizer Ground Site: Air Quality Measurements from 2018

June-September 2018 ground-level ozone and pollutant data collected at the Bronx Pfizer site during the Long Island Sound Tropospheric Ozone Study (LISTOS). The dataset is a product of a multi-agency collaboration involving NASA, NOAA, EPA NESCAUM, and state environmental departments. It aims to investigate ozone formation and transport in the New York City metropolitan area and downwind regions.

Use Cases

• Analyze ozone formation and transport patterns based on in-situ ground measurements
• Validate satellite air quality retrievals (e.g., TEMPO, TROPOMI) based on ground-based ozone, NO2, and HCHO measurements
• Study sea breeze pollution transport over Long Island Sound based on marine boundary layer observations
• Model urban pollution impacts on downwind states based on data from the NYC metropolitan area

Strengths

• Data collection is complete for the primary measurement period
• Result of a joint effort across multiple federal and state agencies and university research groups
• Focuses on a region with over 20 million people and persistent air quality challenges

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Available file formats (BIN, PDF, ISO, HTML) suggest raw data may require specialized tools for access

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

In-situ and remote sensing instrumentation integrated at a ground site during a field campaign

Time Range

June-September 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:55:31.653543; freshness should be verified

Geography

Bronx Pfizer ground site, New York City metropolitan area (portions of NJ, NY, CT), Long Island Sound region