LISTOS CCNY Ground Site Data: Air Quality Measurements from NYC Metropolitan Area

LISTOS_Ground_CCNY_Data contains ground-level ozone and pollutant measurements collected during the Long Island Sound Tropospheric Ozone Study. The multi-agency campaign, led by NASA, NOAA, EPA, and state environmental departments, focused on the New York City metropolitan area and downwind regions from June to September 2018. Observations aimed to investigate ozone formation and transport over Long Island Sound, supporting validation for satellite instruments like TEMPO and TROPOMI.

Use Cases

• Analyze ozone formation and transport patterns based on in-situ ground site measurements mentioned in the description
• Validate satellite-based air quality retrievals (e.g., TEMPO, TROPOMI) based on the ground-based measurements of ozone, NO2, and HCHO
• Study the impact of sea breeze circulation on pollutant distribution based on the described marine boundary layer and coastal land heating
• Model chronic ozone pollution challenges in the NYC metropolitan area based on the described persistent air quality standards issues

Strengths

• Data collection is complete, as explicitly stated in the description
• Result of a joint effort across multiple agencies including NASA, NOAA, EPA, and several state environmental departments
• Primary measurement observations took place between June-September 2018, providing a defined temporal focus

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• File formats include BIN, PDF, ISO, HTML, which may require specialized tools for data extraction
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

June-September 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 01:08:28.748918; freshness should be verified

Geography

CCNY ground site in the New York City metropolitan area, covering portions of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and downwind into Rhode Island and Massachusetts