Ground site data was collected at Flax Pond during the 2018 Long Island Sound Tropospheric Ozone Study (LISTOS) field campaign from June to September. The dataset is a result of a multi-agency collaboration involving NASA, NOAA, EPA NESCAUM, and several state environmental departments and university research groups. It focuses on investigating ozone formation and transport in the New York City metropolitan region and downwind areas.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal trends in ground-level ozone concentrations from the Flax Pond site during the 2018 summer season.
- Correlate in-situ ozone measurements with concurrent airborne remote sensing data from instruments like GCAS and GeoTASO for validation studies.
- Study the impact of sea breeze circulation on pollutant transport by combining ground site data with other LISTOS observations from aircraft and mobile platforms.
- Validate Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) science products for gases like NO2 and HCHO using ground-based measurement comparisons.
Strengths
- Data collection involved a coordinated multi-agency effort including NASA, NOAA, and multiple state environmental agencies.
- Measurements are focused on a specific, chronic air quality problem in a densely populated region of over 20 million people.
- Campaign integrated data from a network of ground sites, aircraft, mobile vehicles, and boats for a multi-perspective study.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to a single field campaign from June to September 2018.
- Spatial coverage is focused on one ground site (Flax Pond) within the broader Long Island Sound study area.
- Specific data volume, parameters, and column details are not provided in the description.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA's Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) at Langley Research Center (LARC_ASDC).
- Collection Method
- In-situ and remote sensing instrumentation deployed at a fixed ground site as part of the LISTOS field campaign.
- Time Range
- Primary measurement period was June-September 2018.
- Freshness
- Data collection is complete, with a last updated date of September 2019.
- Geography
- Flax Pond ground site, within the Long Island Sound and New York City metropolitan region.