LISTOS_Ground_NewHaven_Data contains in-situ and remote sensing observations from a ground station monitoring ozone formation and transport in the New York City metropolitan area. The dataset resulted from a multi-agency collaboration led by NESCAUM, involving NASA, NOAA, EPA, and several state environmental departments. Primary measurements were collected between June and September 2018.
Use Cases
- Analyze time-series of ground-level ozone concentrations to study daily and seasonal pollution patterns in coastal Connecticut.
- Correlate sea breeze events with spikes in ozone, NO2, and HCHO measurements to model pollution transport from Long Island Sound.
- Validate Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) satellite retrievals of NO2 and HCHO using concurrent ground-based measurements.
- Study the impact of the shallow marine boundary layer over Long Island Sound on confining and transporting pollutants from New York City.
Strengths
- Data collection involved a coordinated multi-agency effort including NASA, NOAA, and multiple state environmental protection agencies.
- Measurements are focused on a specific, chronic air quality problem in a metropolitan area of over 20 million people.
- Campaign integrated data from ground sites, aircraft, mobile vehicles, and boats for a multi-perspective view.
Limitations
- The core measurement period is limited to four months (June-September 2018), restricting analysis of annual cycles.
- Specific row counts, column names, and sensor resolution for the New Haven site are not provided in the description.
- Geographic coverage is focused on a single ground site, requiring integration with other LISTOS data for regional analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA's Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) at Langley Research Center (LARC_ASDC).
- Collection Method
- Collected via in-situ and remote sensing instrumentation at a fixed ground site during the LISTOS field campaign.
- Time Range
- Primary observations between June 2018 and September 2018.
- Freshness
- Data collection is complete as of the last update in January 2019.
- Geography
- New Haven ground site, within the New York City metropolitan area and downwind region impacting Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.